Rolle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bobbin noun A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- coil noun Something wound into a spiral or helix shape.
- cylinder noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
- part noun A piece or portion of something larger.
- pulley noun A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim over which a rope or chain runs, used to lift or move loads.
- role noun A part played by an actor in a performance.
- roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- scroll noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
- tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.
Senses
Rolle is used for these senses in English:
- bobbin A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bolt A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- bread roll A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.
- coil Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- cylinder An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
- forward roll (gymnastics) A movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.
- part Position or role (especially in a play).
- pulley (engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
bobbin — full definition
- noun A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- noun In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
- noun The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
- noun A fine cord or narrow braid.
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.