Sekirov Dictionary

roll on

verb 4
exclamation 1
roll-on noun 2
roll-on adjective 1
forms 4

verb4

To pass; to go on; to elapse.
To continue to move forwards.
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To load or apply something with a rolling motion.
- He rolled on some deodorant, threw on a shirt, and ran out the door.
- He rolled on some paint, slapped up a "wet paint" sign, and called it a day.
(slang) To snitch or tattle (on a person or group), to reveal a secret under pressure, usually regarding criminal matters.

exclamation1

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Used to express anticipation.
- Roll on, summer!

roll-on noun2

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A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc.
- I never minded aerosols. But in the interests of the environment, I changed to roll-ons. — 1999
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[in the plural] (old-fashioned) A type of corset which is rolled on to the body.
- Roll-ons and lastex^([sic]) corsets in tube form were a lighter type of corset mostly worn by young women and under summer clothes. — 1997

roll-on adjective1

Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir.

forms

rolled on · rolling on · rolls on · roll-ons

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