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Unroll — Un*roll , v. t. [1st pref. un + roll.] [Written also {unrol}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner. [1913 Webster] 2. To display; to reveal. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To remove from a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unroll — index spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unroll — (v.) early 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + ROLL (Cf. roll) (v.). Related: Unrolled; unrolling … Etymology dictionary
unroll — ► VERB ▪ open or cause to open out from a rolled up state … English terms dictionary
unroll — [unrōl′] vt. 1. to open or extend (something rolled up) 2. to present to view; display 3. Obs. to remove from a roll or list vi. to become unrolled … English World dictionary
unroll — /un rohl /, v.t. 1. to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled): to unroll a bolt of fabric. 2. to lay open; display; reveal. 3. Obs. to strike from a roll or register. v.i. 4. to become unrolled or spread out: The scrolls unroll easily. 5 … Universalium
unroll — UK [ʌnˈrəʊl] / US [ʌnˈroʊl] verb [transitive] Word forms unroll : present tense I/you/we/they unroll he/she/it unrolls present participle unrolling past tense unrolled past participle unrolled to open out something such as a carpet or a large… … English dictionary
unroll — verb Unroll is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mat … Collocations dictionary
unroll — [[t]ʌ̱nro͟ʊl[/t]] unrolls, unrolling, unrolled V ERG If you unroll something such as a sheet of paper or cloth, or if it unrolls, it opens up and becomes flat when it was previously rolled in a cylindrical shape. [V n] I unrolled my sleeping bag… … English dictionary
unroll — Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to unwind a roll of ; open out ; uncoil 2. to spread out like a scroll for reading or inspection ; unfold, reveal intransitive verb to be unrolled ; unwind … New Collegiate Dictionary
