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unroll
verb un·roll \-ˈrōl\
: to make (something that has been rolled) flat : to smooth out (something that is rolled up)
: to make (something) known in a public or formal way
: to happen as time passes
Full Definition of UNROLL
transitive verb
1
: to unwind a roll of : open out : uncoil
intransitive verb
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First Known Use of UNROLL
15th century
Rhymes with UNROLL
airhole, armhole, atoll, bankroll, beadroll, bedroll, black hole, blackpoll, blowhole, borehole, bunghole, cajole, catchpole, charcoal, chuckhole, condole, console, control, creole, Creole, dipole, drumroll, dry hole, Dutch roll, egg roll, enroll, ensoul, extol, eyehole, field goal, fishbowl, flagpole, foxhole, funk hole, hard coal, half sole, heart-whole, hellhole, Huichol, inscroll, insole, in whole, keyhole, kneehole, knothole, leaf roll, logroll, loophole, manhole, maypole, midsole, Mongol, outsole, parole, patrol, payroll, peephole, pesthole, pinhole, pistole, pitchpole, porthole, posthole, pothole, redpoll, ridgepole, Sheol, shot hole, sinkhole, ski pole, slipsole, snap roll, sotol, sound hole, spring roll, tadpole, taphole, thumbhole, top-hole, touchhole, washbowl, weep hole, white hole, wormhole
UNROLL Defined for Kids
unroll
verb un·roll \ˌən-ˈrōl\
un·rolledun·roll·ing
Definition of UNROLL for Kids
1
: to unwind a roll of
2
: to become unrolled
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