I intercepted the ball and rolled it back.
•Jane rolled back the ball.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
roll something back — reverse the progress or reduce the power or importance of something the strategy to roll back communism … Useful english dictionary
roll something back — reverse the progress or reduce the importance of something. → roll … English new terms dictionary
roll something up Military — drive the flank of an enemy line back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded. → roll roll something up turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylindrical or spherical shape. → roll … English new terms dictionary
roll something up — FOLD (UP), furl, wind up, coil (up), bundle up. → roll * * * Military drive the flank of an enemy line back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded * * * ˌroll sthˈup derived … Useful english dictionary
roll something over — Finance contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement this is not a good time for rolling over corporate debt * * * ˌroll sthˈover derived (technical) to allow money that sb owes to be paid back at a later date • The bank refused to roll… … Useful english dictionary
roll — [rəʊl ǁ roʊl] verb roll something → back phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE to reduce the price of something to a previous level: • the administration s promise to roll back taxes roll in phrasal verb [intransitive] … Financial and business terms
roll — verb 1》 move by turning over and over on an axis: the car rolled down into a ditch. ↘turn over to face a different direction. ↘(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) sway on an axis parallel to the direction of motion. ↘N. Amer.… … English new terms dictionary
Back to Now — Studioalbum von Labelle Veröffentlichung 21. Oktober 2008 Aufnahme 2008 Label … Deutsch Wikipedia
roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
