Meaning of UNROLL
| Pronunciation: | | un'rowl
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- [v] unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"
- [v] reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
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| | Synonyms: | | unfurl, unwind, wind off |
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| | Antonyms: | | roll, roll up, twine, wind, wrap, wrap up | | |
| | See Also: | | change surface, displace, move | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un*roll"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also
{unrol}.]
1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll
cloth; to unroll a banner.
2. To display; to reveal. --Dryden.
3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name.
If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let
me be unrolled and my name put in the book of
virtue! --Shak.
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