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We weren't by any means like the Grateful Dead or something, who could just roll on and on and on.
Neil Innes

Meaning of "roll on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROLL ON

roll on play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROLL ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roll on is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES ROLL ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of roll on in the English dictionary

The first definition of roll on in the dictionary is used to express the wish that an eagerly anticipated event or date will come quickly. Other definition of roll on is dispensed by means of a revolving ball fitted into the neck of the container. Roll on is also a woman's foundation garment, made of elasticized material and having no fastenings.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROLL ON

roll
roll call
roll film
roll in
roll in the hay
roll of honour
roll off
roll out
roll over
roll up
roll up one´s sleeves
roll-collar
roll-necked
roll-on
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on-roll-off ferry
roll-on-roll-off ship
roll-on/roll-off
roll-out
roll-top

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROLL ON

and so on
come on
dwell on
fall on
go down on
go easy on
go on
going on
hold on
keep tabs on
off and on
pull on
put money on
run out on
set one´s seal on
shed light on
take out on
take up on
turn on
work on

Synonyms and antonyms of roll on in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roll on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROLL ON

Find out the translation of roll on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roll on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roll on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滚滚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rodar sobre
570 millions of speakers

English

roll on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर रोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لفة على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

катиться по
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rolar em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোল উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rouler sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggulung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weiterrollen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上のロール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 롤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muter ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộn trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரோல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुरू ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hadım etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rotolare su
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tarzać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

котитися по
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rola pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυλήσει σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rol op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rulla på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rulle på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roll on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROLL ON»

The term «roll on» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROLL ON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «roll on» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «roll on» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roll on

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4 QUOTES WITH «ROLL ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word roll on.
1
Bob Fosse
I like attractive people who aren't so terribly aware that they are attractive... people who aren't afraid to roll on the floor and make fools out of themselves.
2
Neil Innes
We weren't by any means like the Grateful Dead or something, who could just roll on and on and on.
3
A. J. Liebling
If there is any way you can get colder than you do when you sleep in a bedding roll on the ground in a tent in southern Tunisia two hours before dawn, I don't know about it.
4
George Muller
A child rightly trained may be a world-wide blessing, with an influence reaching onward to eternal years. But a neglected or misdirected directed child may live to blight and blast mankind, and leave influences of evil which shall roll on in increasing volume till they plunge into the gulf of eternal perdition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROLL ON»

Discover the use of roll on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roll on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships: Stowage and Securing of Vehicles - ...
Sections deal with: principal sources of danger; the safety of personnel; vehicle decks, ramps and lifting appliances; vehicle suitability for transport by sea; stowage and securing; specialised freight vehicles and cargoes; and the cargo ...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2003
2
Big Nate on a Roll
Big Nate is on a roll! Nate’s a big deal in his scout troop . . . until Artur—aka Mr. Perfect—joins up. Now Nate’s stuck in second place. And Artur means business. Will Nate take the grand prize? Or wipe out, big time?
Lincoln Peirce, 2011
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How to Ride a Motorcycle: A Rider's Guide to Strategy, ...
The bike will feel most stable in the turn if you gently roll on the throttle while you' re turning. The black line is the bike's path of travel. The red line is your initial head turn/line of sight: two to four seconds ahead. Note that the black bike line does ...
Pat Hahn
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Report of the international study commission for the ...
PIANC International study commission for the standardization of roll-on / roll-off ships and berths. 23. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 23.1. The Study Commission wish to express their appreciation of and thanks for the co-operation and assistance ...
PIANC International study commission for the standardization of roll-on / roll-off ships and berths
5
Roll On: A Trucker's Life on the Road
A Trucker's Life on the Road Fred Afflerbach. in Ohio. I'm going back just as soon as I save some money.” “Mom and Dad know you're working truck stop parking lots?” “Oh,sure, I reportto themevery night.” “You needto get rid of that chip on ...
Fred Afflerbach, 2012
6
Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On: Popular Standard; Single Songbook
2 Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On By EUGENE WEST JAMES MCCAFFREY and DAVE RINGLE Bright Tempo L] Verse Dm Dm7 Dm6 Bl» Gm A? Adim A7 1.Hear that whis - tle, there goes the bell_ That means we're on our 2. I am hap - py I must ...
‎1931
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Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
ГОН ОП file. roll on file, roll on file, roll ou file, roll on file, roll on file. roll OU file. roll on file, roll on file, roll on file-, roll or file, roll on file, roll on file, roll on fib-, roll on file, roll on fire, roll on file, roll on file, roll on fih*. roll on file, roll on file, roll on ...
Indiana. Adjutant General's Office, William Henry Harrison Terrell, 1868
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Antiperspirants and Deodorants, Second Edition,
B. Roll-ons Formulation II (Table 9) is an example of an aqueous/alcoholic roll-on containing aluminum/zirconium chlorohydrate as the active agent, thickened by hydroxy ethyl cellulose to give optimum dispensing from the roll-on applicator.
Karl Laden, 1999
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Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the ...
A former curator of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain presents a chronicle of rare and previously unseen images marking more than half a century of rock-and-roll history, in a tribute to star performers and leading ...
Gail Buckland, 2009
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A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
See: heads will; I had 'em; let the good; wagons; wait till. roll on! is the very gen. shortened form, both of roll on, duration! (see next entry) and of roll on, time!, q.v. roll on big ship (or that boat) and roll on, duration! Military c.pp. of 1917–18, ...
Eric Partridge, 2003

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROLL ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roll on is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Pictures: The White House Easter Egg Roll
The Easter Bunny joins guests in the Red Room prior to the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 6, 2015. (Official White House ... «The White House, Apr 15»

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