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Definition of "roll over" []

  • To make a rolling motion or turn. (verb)
  • To cause a rolling motion or turn. (verb)
  • To give in to. (verb)
  • To reinvest funds from a maturing financial security in the same or similar investment. (verb)
  • (computing) To move the cursor over. (verb)

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Use "roll over" in a sentence
  • "Through the mist they saw the huge front face of the berg drop off the underwater threshold and roll over the edge, the jagged eruptions of ice from the top of the glacier replaced by smooth undulations sculpted by the sea and streaked with black from the threshold."
  • "The journey towards Rastatt was of absorbing interest, carrying him through territory so recently hard fought for by the Motor Rifle Divisions and into the wake of the tank regiments where, but a few hours before, they had begun to roll over the Americans."
  • "Ged began to roll over and over on the bank in sheer delight at prospect of the banquet, and Stoddard would have given a great deal to have imitated it."