noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: firefighting, government
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flameover
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Meaning 7
A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A transfer of unused mobile service provider’s (minutes/etc) to carry over and be added to the service plan for future use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: business, marketing
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9
noun
Meaning 9
In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: pinball
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11
verb
Meaning 11
Misspelling of roll over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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12
noun
Meaning 12
the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology
Deverbal from roll over.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
pyörähdys
— the process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value
Finnish:
ylivuoto
— the process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value
Finnish:
kierähdysonnettomuus
— automotive: a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns
Finnish:
kaatuminen
— automotive: a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns
Finnish:
osoitettaessa muuttuva elementti
— computing: a graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it
Finnish:
rollover
— computing: a graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it
Chinese Mandarin:
無衝 /无冲
— computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly
Finnish:
samanaikaisten painallusten tunnistus
— computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly
Finnish:
rollover
— computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly
Finnish:
palokaasujen syttyminen
— firefighting: the sudden ignition of flammable gasses (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space
Finnish:
savukaasujen syttyminen
— firefighting: the sudden ignition of flammable gasses (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space
Finnish:
jälleenrahoitus
— finance: the reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment
Finnish:
uusimismaksu
— finance: a fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan
Finnish:
siirtyminen ensi kierrokselle
— Britain: in the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week
Finnish:
rollover
— pinball: a target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it
Finnish:
rullauskytkin
— pinball: a target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it