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to roll over

to roll over

30 1.4
To turn your body or an object so the other side faces up
  • phrasal verb
  • /roʊl ˈoʊvər/
translation icon : darse la vuelta
  • And when you sneeze or roll over in bed
  • roll over in bed
  • car rolled over
  • rolled over onto his stomach

Man, if we roll over right now, the roll cage is my skull.

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Examples

  • Like I'm not trying to roll over in my bed and get that.

  • Just lay down and roll over right here.

    Hickey & Boggs (1972)

  • Or roll over on your back, like a dog.

    The Prankster (2010)

  • Now, just roll her over while I figure out how to... read this.

    Plump Fiction (1997)

  • So I roll over and I said took my pillow.

  • So we start like this, and then you roll her over, Dirk.

    Boogie Nights (1997)

  • You just roll over, show your belly every time somebody snarls?

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

  • "Very well," Ben said as he rolled over and stared out to sea, "I'll tell you."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Asleep on the sofa, Nate stirred, groaned, and rolled over to settle into a deeper sleep.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The dog loves to roll over and play in the grass.

Synonyms

to roll
vsto roll over
∞ 1.0

To move across the sky or land with a smooth swaying motion

is a single full rotation of body or object caused by surface contact
to tip
vsto roll over
148 1.8

To move something so it leans or falls to one side

involves a rolling-type rotation across a surface rather than mere inclination
to go over
vsto roll over
108 3.5

To fall forward or tip onto the ground

involves controlled rotation to change which side faces up rather than sudden fall
to flip over
vsto roll over
41 2.5

Turn something so the side that was up is now down

is usually a slower rotation along a surface rather than a quick flip
to turn over
vsto roll over
31 2.6

Flip something so the other side faces up

is done by rotating the whole body or object while contacting a surface
to overturn
vsto roll over
30 4.1

Make something flip so it is upside down or on its side

is achieved by rotation along a surface rather than by forced overturning
to tip over
vsto roll over
27 3.0

Make something fall from a standing position

occurs through rotation along a surface rather than by simple tilting
to tump over
vsto roll over
  • UK
8.2

To make something that stands fall over

is caused by rotation along a surface rather than being toppled by force

Antonyms

to stand still
75 1.0

Stay upright in one place without moving

How Fully

to roll over
30 1.4
to flip over
41 2.5
turn
485 1.0
shift
363 3.5

Surface Forms

roll over infinitive
rolled over past
rolled over past participle
rolling over present participle
rolls over third person singular

Morphology

roll + over

The meaning 'to turn one's body or an object over by rolling' is directly and transparently derived from 'roll' (to move by turning) combined with 'over' (to the other side), so a learner who knows both words can infer the action. This verb+particle composition is a common, literal pattern in English (and paralleled in many languages), making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Roll over comes from the simple picture of turning by rolling. You roll your body over onto the other side, like a dog does, so the phrase means 'to turn one's body or an object by rolling'.