ROLL OUT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does roll out mean? 

• ROLL OUT (verb)
  The verb ROLL OUT has 2 senses:

1. flatten or spread with a roller
2. straighten by unrolling

  Familiarity information: ROLL OUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROLL OUT (verb)

Meaning:

Flatten or spread with a roller

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

roll out; roll

Context example:

roll out the paper

Hypernyms (to "roll out" is one way to...):

flatten (make flat or flatter)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "roll out"):

cog (roll steel ingots)

mill (roll out (metal) with a rolling machine)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Straighten by unrolling

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

roll out; straighten

Context example:

roll out the big map

Hypernyms (to "roll out" is one way to...):

disentangle; unwind (separate the tangles of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something