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noun
A method of moving a patient, rolling them onto their side, and later onto a transport method such as a tarp, spineboard, or stretcher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences
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verb
To exchange political favours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To combine legislative items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To move like rolling logs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To safely move (a body) in an emergency (medical) situation, tilting them up, then laying them on a transport surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: politick
History
Back-formation from logrolling.
