Phrase guide

roll over

verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make a rolling motion or turn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The car rolled completely over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cause a rolling motion or turn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The mob rolled the car over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To give in to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive, usually, with-to

Examples

  • He doesn't meekly roll over to all her demands.
  • I'm not going to roll over this time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To easily overwhelm; to steamroller; to brush aside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To reinvest funds from a maturing financial security in the same or similar investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To reinvest funds from a lottery into a subsequent one, in the event that a prize was not won.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gambling, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To move the cursor over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To increment, especially back to an initial value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

make a rolling motion or turn

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The dog rolled over

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: turn

Narrower terms: somersault, tumble, welter

10

verb

Meaning 10

re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She rolled over her IRA

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: invest, put, commit, place

11

verb

Meaning 11

negociate to repay a loan at a later date for an additional fee

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • roll over a loan

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: renegociate, renegotiate

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: overkop gaan — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Finnish: pyörähtää — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Ingrian: veerrä — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Māori: owhaowha — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Māori: porepore — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Māori: takaoriori — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Māori: takaporepore — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Māori: takahurihuri — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: перевора́чиваться (perevoráčivatʹsja) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: перека́тываться (perekátyvatʹsja) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: перева́ливаться (pereválivatʹsja) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: опроки́дываться (oprokídyvatʹsja) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: повора́чиваться (povoráčivatʹsja) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: воро́чаться (voróčatʹsja) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Spanish: volcar — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Spanish: darse la vuelta — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Tamil: புரள் (puraḷ) — to make a rolling motion or turn
  • Finnish: pyöräyttää — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Māori: tūwhiti — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: перевора́чивать (perevoráčivatʹ) — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: перека́тывать (perekátyvatʹ) — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: перева́ливать (pereválivatʹ) — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: опроки́дывать (oprokídyvatʹ) — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Russian: повора́чивать (povoráčivatʹ) — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Tamil: புரட்டு (puraṭṭu) — to cause a rolling motion or turn
  • Finnish: myöntyä — to give in to
  • Russian: поддава́ться (poddavátʹsja) — to give in to
  • Russian: сдава́ться (sdavátʹsja) — to give in to
  • Russian: уступа́ть (ustupátʹ) — to give in to
  • Russian: покоря́ться (pokorjátʹsja) — to give in to
  • Russian: смиря́ться (smirjátʹsja) — to give in to
  • Russian: пасова́ть (pasovátʹ) — to give in to
  • Spanish: ceder — to give in to
  • Spanish: sucumbir. — to give in to
  • Russian: разгроми́ть (razgromítʹ) — to easily overwhelm, to steamroller, to brush aside
  • Russian: сокруши́ть (sokrušítʹ) — to easily overwhelm, to steamroller, to brush aside
  • Russian: разби́ть (razbítʹ) — to easily overwhelm, to steamroller, to brush aside
  • Russian: раздави́ть (razdavítʹ) — to easily overwhelm, to steamroller, to brush aside
  • Russian: смести́ (smestí) — to easily overwhelm, to steamroller, to brush aside
  • Russian: разнести́ (raznestí) — to easily overwhelm, to steamroller, to brush aside
  • Finnish: pyöräyttää — to reinvest
  • Russian: реинвести́ровать (reinvestírovatʹ) — to reinvest
  • Russian: переофо́рмить (pereofórmitʹ) — to reinvest
  • Finnish: vierittää — to move the cursor over
  • Russian: навести́ (navestí) — to move the cursor over
  • Finnish: pyörähtää — to increment, especially back to initial value
  • Russian: перескочи́ть (pereskočítʹ) — to increment, especially back to initial value
  • Russian: перейти́ (perejtí) — to increment, especially back to initial value
  • Russian: перемести́ться (peremestítʹsja) — to increment, especially back to initial value
  • Russian: откати́ться (otkatítʹsja) — to increment, especially back to initial value