Rolled

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹəʊld/

Definitions

1. Moved by turning over along a surface ; shaped or flattened by applying pressure and rolling ; carried out or organized in a sequential or continuous manner
2. Transported or shifted by revolving its form repeatedly ; compressed or formed by rolling motion to change shape ; initiated or implemented according to a planned schedule
3. Turned over repeatedly to move forward or reshape ; made smooth or even using a rolling motion ; performed as part of a progressive or staged process

Etymology: "Rolled" is the past tense of "roll," and the verb traces back to a small wheel. Latin "rota" meant "wheel," and its diminutive "rotula" meant "a little wheel." Medieval Latin turned that into "rotulare," meaning "to roll" or "to revolve," and Old French took it up as "roller." Middle English then borrowed the verb, giving us "rollen." The verb's older English counterpart did not survive. Native English "welt" was displaced by "roll," and "wallow" was partly displaced too, so the word that now means turning something over and over is essentially a foreign import that pushed out native competitors. A separate noun, "roll," came from Medieval Latin "rotulus," meaning a parchment rolled up into a scroll, or a list or record written on one. That noun passed into Old French as "rolle" and English took it as well. "Roll" and "role" are doublets, two English words that descend from the same Latin source by different routes. "Role" originally referred to a roll of parchment bearing an actor's lines, which is how the theatrical sense arose.

Synonyms: turned, spun, twisted, coiled, wrapped

Antonyms: unrolled, spread, flattened, opened, stretched