🔄 To turn over 🌊 A swaying movement 🥖 To shape into tube 🧻 A cylinder 🌩️ To make deep sound 🌩️ A deep sound 🕵️ To cheat 📜 A list or register 🚶 To wander 🎲 A dice throw 👅 To trill r ✈️ A flight spin

to roll

128 8.8

To trick someone to take their money or goods

verb
/roʊl/

Slang

: timar

You don't have to let people roll over you.

Examples

I just rolled someone outside of a nightclub.
Eventually we got rolled up and I'm in jail.
You rolled some cabbie then waited for the right call.

Assassins (1995)
If something isn't accomplished soon, heads will roll.

Come Play with Me (1977)
They plan to roll the unsuspecting tourists by offering them fake tickets to the concert.
After a night of partying, he tried to roll a few strangers for their cash on the way home.
The con artist was known to roll people by pretending to befriend them before taking their valuables.

Synonyms

to cheat

vsto roll

474 1.2

To act dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage

is more about active, energetic swindling than general rule-breaking

to con

vsto roll

Informal

61 7.3

To trick someone into giving their money or things

often involves more active, energetic pursuit beyond simple one-time tricking

to hustle

vsto roll

Informal

57 4.7

Get something by working hard or persuading others, sometimes using dishonest methods

focuses more on deceitful taking rather than effort or persuasion

to rook

vsto roll

Archaic

3 9.9

To cheat someone and take their money or things

emphasizes lively action and energetic methods when deceiving others

to chouse

vsto roll

9.9

To trick someone and take their money or things

is more active and often involves energetic effort plus deceit

Idioms

on a roll

Informal

42 5.6

A period of continued success and good luck

ready to roll

Informal

29 4.3

Prepared to begin an activity such as a game or meeting

to roll up one's sleeves

Informal

19 3.8

To get ready to do hard work

to roll out the red carpet

Informal

6 3.7

To give someone a very special welcome, like an important guest

to roll off the tongue

Informal

4 3.6

To be easy and pleasant to say

to heads will roll

Offensive

2 8.2

Warn that people will be punished or lose their jobs

roll in the hay

NSFW

1 9.2

A short, casual time when two people have sex

to roll out the welcome mat

Informal

1 4.8

Make someone feel very welcome by giving special care

to roll a Yahtzee

Jargon

9.1

To throw five dice that show the same number in Yahtzee

to roll about in laughter

Informal

3.3

Feel so amused that you fall over and move on the floor

to roll back the years

Informal

6.9

Make someone feel young again when they remember the past

to roll in the hay

NSFW

9.2

To have sex briefly in a casual way

to roll one's eyes

Informal

3.7

To move your eyes away from someone to show you are annoyed or do not believe them

Phrasal Verbs

to roll in

48 3.3

To come in steadily or in large numbers

to roll out

43 3.9

To introduce a new product or service to the public

to roll over

30 1.4

To turn your body or an object so the other side faces up

to roll up

25 3.4

Fold or turn something so it becomes a tight round shape

to roll up

Informal

24 6.0

Arrive in a vehicle in a way that people notice

to roll up

22 3.7

Collect small amounts until they become a larger total

to roll around

Informal

13 3.2

To come again at the usual time, for example each year

to roll up

10 3.7

Move a car window up to close it

to roll over

Specialized

9 5.3

To move money from one investment into another when the first ends

to roll out

8 3.4

To make something flat by unrolling it or using a roller

to roll tape

Archaic

1 5.6

To start recording video or sound

to roll off

1 5.8

To say facts or numbers quickly and easily

to call roll

1 3.4

To read a list of names aloud to check who is present

to roll a reefer

NSFW

9.9

Make a small cigarette from marijuana by wrapping it in thin paper

Compounds

rock 'n' roll

552 3.0

A style of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat

rock and roll

107 1.8

A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars

roll call

27 3.2

People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group

egg roll

18 1.4

A Chinese fried food made by wrapping meat and vegetables in thin dough

spring roll

10 2.5

A small fried snack filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, often served as an appetizer

drum roll

8 3.1

A quick, continuous beat on a drum that builds suspense before an important moment

cinnamon roll

5 1.0

A sweet baked roll of dough filled with cinnamon and sugar

rock-and-roll

4 2.6

Popular music from 1950s America with a strong beat and simple tunes

sweet roll

4 1.1

A small sweet bread made with yeast, often with cinnamon, nuts, or glaze

barrel roll

Specialized

2 7.8

A flying stunt where a plane makes one full turn while rolling as it moves forward

California roll

2 3.0

A sushi roll that has avocado, crab or imitation crab, and cucumber with rice on the outside

crescent roll

2 3.0

A rich, flaky bread roll shaped like a curved moon

toilet roll

2 1.0

A roll of soft paper for cleaning your bottom after using the toilet

sausage roll

1 1.2

A baked snack of sausage meat wrapped in pastry

hard roll

1 2.1

A small round bread baked to have a hard, crisp crust

jelly roll

1 3.5

A thin sponge cake spread with jam and rolled into a spiral

roll film

Archaic

1 3.9

A strip of material for taking photos that is wound on a spool

Parker House roll

1 5.1

A soft, buttery dinner roll folded in half before baking

finger-roll

Jargon

1 7.2

A basketball shot made near the basket by rolling the ball off the fingertips

jelly roll

Jargon

1 4.2

A roll of cut cotton strips used for quilting

kaiser roll

1 3.9

A round crusty bread roll with a crisp top often sprinkled with poppy seeds

rock 'n' roll musician

1 3.3

A person who plays, sings, or writes rock and roll music

roll bar

Specialized

1 3.5

A strong metal bar inside a vehicle that protects people if it flips over

roll-up

Jargon

1 6.0

A plan to buy several small companies and join them into a larger one

roll-up

1 4.0

An object made into a tight tube, like a poster or snack

onion roll

1 2.7

A soft bread roll with pieces of onion inside or on top

snap roll

Specialized

1 9.0

A very quick, complete rotation of a plane around its nose-to-tail line while flying straight

soft roll

1 1.3

A small round bread made with yeast that has a soft crust and soft inside

cinnamon roll

Slang

8.1

A very kind, innocent person who seems unlikely to hurt others

church roll

5.1

A list of people who belong to a church

coffee roll

3.4

A sweet yeast roll often made with spices, raisins or nuts and served with coffee

clover-leaf roll

5.6

A small soft roll made from three dough balls joined in a clover shape

death-roll

8.4

A list of people killed, often during a war or disaster

dice roll

4.7

A choice with an uncertain result that may be risky

anti-roll

Specialized

6.0

A device added to a vehicle, like a bar, to reduce side-to-side rolling

moxa roll

Specialized

9.9

A stick of dried mugwort leaves that you light to warm body points in traditional therapy

hamburger roll

1.0

A round soft bread roll for holding a cooked meat patty and toppings

muster roll

Jargon

8.6

A list people use to check who is present in a military unit or ship crew

rent-roll

Specialized

9.9

A list showing tenants' names and the rent they pay

roll of tobacco

4.6

A small bundle of tobacco leaves rolled into a cylinder for smoking

roll-on roll-off

Specialized

4.6

A ship or ferry that vehicles drive on and off

roll-on

7.2

A tight piece of underwear you pull on over the hips to shape the body

roll-on

3.8

A small bottle with a round ball at the top that applies liquid to the skin like deodorant

roll-up

Specialized

5.0

A summary that adds together smaller numbers from different parts

pinwheel roll

5.1

A sweet baked roll shaped like a pinwheel filled with jam and cinnamon sugar

Swiss roll

2.6

A thin sponge cake spread with jam or cream and shaped into a tube

Vienna roll

5.8

A small round bread roll made with yeast and a crisp crust

How Deceptive

to defraud

Formal

40 6.9

to swindle

20 5.5

to roll

Slang

128 8.8

to con

Informal

61 7.3

to cheat

474 1.2

to trick

326 3.5

Surface Forms

roll infinitive

rolled past

rolled past participle

rolling present participle

rolls third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember slang roll (to cheat or trick) is to think of turning someone over or taking them for a ride, as if you have moved them out of their place by force or trick. So to roll someone in this sense means to take advantage of them, often by clever or unfair action.