кати́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
• slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

кати́ться is used for these senses in English:

• roll (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
• roll (ergative, sometimes, figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
• slide (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
• trundle (intransitive) To move heavily (on wheels).

roll — full definition

1. verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
2. verb To form something into a cylindrical or spherical shape by turning it over on itself.
3. verb To begin or set something in motion, especially filming or an event.
4. noun A small individually baked piece of bread.
5. noun A cylindrical bundle of something rolled up.

slide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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