unroll


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un·roll

 (ŭn-rōl′)
v. un·rolled, un·roll·ing, un·rolls
v.tr.
1. To unwind and open (something rolled up).
2. To unfold and present to view; reveal.
v.intr.
To become unrolled.
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unroll

(ʌnˈrəʊl)
vb
1. to open out or unwind (something rolled, folded, or coiled) or (of something rolled, etc) to become opened out or unwound
2. to make or become visible or apparent, esp gradually; unfold
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un•roll

(ʌnˈroʊl)

v.t.
1. to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled).
2. to lay open; display; reveal.
3. Obs. to strike from a roll or register.
v.i.
4. to become unrolled or spread out.
5. to become continuously visible or apparent.
[1375–1425]
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unroll


Past participle: unrolled
Gerund: unrolling

Imperative
unroll
unroll
Present
I unroll
you unroll
he/she/it unrolls
we unroll
you unroll
they unroll
Preterite
I unrolled
you unrolled
he/she/it unrolled
we unrolled
you unrolled
they unrolled
Present Continuous
I am unrolling
you are unrolling
he/she/it is unrolling
we are unrolling
you are unrolling
they are unrolling
Present Perfect
I have unrolled
you have unrolled
he/she/it has unrolled
we have unrolled
you have unrolled
they have unrolled
Past Continuous
I was unrolling
you were unrolling
he/she/it was unrolling
we were unrolling
you were unrolling
they were unrolling
Past Perfect
I had unrolled
you had unrolled
he/she/it had unrolled
we had unrolled
you had unrolled
they had unrolled
Future
I will unroll
you will unroll
he/she/it will unroll
we will unroll
you will unroll
they will unroll
Future Perfect
I will have unrolled
you will have unrolled
he/she/it will have unrolled
we will have unrolled
you will have unrolled
they will have unrolled
Future Continuous
I will be unrolling
you will be unrolling
he/she/it will be unrolling
we will be unrolling
you will be unrolling
they will be unrolling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unrolling
you have been unrolling
he/she/it has been unrolling
we have been unrolling
you have been unrolling
they have been unrolling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unrolling
you will have been unrolling
he/she/it will have been unrolling
we will have been unrolling
you will have been unrolling
they will have been unrolling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unrolling
you had been unrolling
he/she/it had been unrolling
we had been unrolling
you had been unrolling
they had been unrolling
Conditional
I would unroll
you would unroll
he/she/it would unroll
we would unroll
you would unroll
they would unroll
Past Conditional
I would have unrolled
you would have unrolled
he/she/it would have unrolled
we would have unrolled
you would have unrolled
they would have unrolled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unroll - reverse the winding or twisting ofunroll - reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
2.unroll - unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled stateunroll - unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
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unroll

verb
1. To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut:
2. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area:
expand, extend, fan (out), open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold.
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Translations
يَبْسُط، يَنْشُريَفُكُّ
rozvinout
rulle ud
avata rullalta
odmotati
kigöngyöl
rúlla út
広げる
(감긴 것을) 펴다
atritināt
rulla upp
คลี่ออก
mở ra

unroll

[ˈʌnˈrəʊl]
A. VTdesenrollar
B. VIdesenrollarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unroll

[ˌʌnˈrəʊl]
vt [+ map, sleeping bag] → dérouler
vi [+ map, screen] → se dérouler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unroll

vt carpet, mapaufrollen, auseinanderrollen; (fig) story alsodarlegen, schildern
vi (carpet etc)sich aufrollen; (fig, plot) → sich abwickeln; (landscape) → sich ausbreiten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unroll

[ʌnˈrəʊl]
1. vtsrotolare
2. visrotolarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unroll

(anˈroul) verb
to open from a rolled position. He unrolled the mattress.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

unroll

يَفُكُّ rozvinout rulle ud entfalten ξετυλίγω desenrollar avata rullalta dérouler odmotati srotolare 広げる (감긴 것을) 펴다 uitrollen rulle ut rozwinąć desenrolar разворачивать rulla upp คลี่ออก açmak mở ra 解开
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