on a roll | Definition of on a roll

1a(1) : a written document that may be rolled up : scroll specifically : a document containing an official or formal record the rolls of parliament

(2) : a manuscript book

b : a list of names or related items : catalog

c : an official list the voter rolls : such as

(1) : muster roll

(2) : a list of members of a school or class or of members of a legislative body

2 : something that is rolled up into a cylinder or ball or rounded as if rolled rolls of fat : such as

a : a quantity (as of fabric or paper) rolled up to form a single package

b : a hairdo in which some or all of the hair is rolled or curled up or under

c : any of various food preparations rolled up for cooking or serving cabbage rolls a sushi roll especially : a small piece of baked yeast dough

d : a cylindrical twist of tobacco

e : a roll of paper on which music for a player piano is recorded in perforations which actuate the keys

f : a flexible case (as of leather) in which articles may be rolled and fastened by straps or clasps jewelry roll

g(1) : paper money folded or rolled into a wad

(2) slang : bankroll

3 : something that performs a rolling action or movement : roller

4 : a wheel for making decorative lines on book covers also : a design impressed by such a tool

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