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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 — verb a) To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled. Unroll your sleeping bag and spread it on the floor of the tent. b) To emerge, be revealed or become apparent; to … Wiktionary
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
