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ROLL OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flatten or spread with a roller

Example:

roll out the paper

Synonyms:

roll; roll out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "roll out" is one way to...):

flatten (make flat or flatter)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "roll out"):

cog (roll steel ingots)

mill (roll out (metal) with a rolling machine)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Straighten by unrolling

Example:

roll out the big map

Synonyms:

roll out; straighten

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "roll out" is one way to...):

disentangle; unwind (separate the tangles of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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