Hypernyms for "roll"
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Hypernyms
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                    actuation
                    airplane maneuver
                    articulate
                    boil
                    bread
                    breadstuff
                    cash in hand
                    change
                    change form
                    change shape
                    churn
                    cylinder
                    deform
                    displace
                    enounce
                    enunciate
                    film
                    finances
                    flatten
                    flight maneuver
                    form
                    function
                    funds
                    gait
                    go
                    gyration
                    holograph
                    list
                    listing
                    locomote
                    manuscript
                    moil
                    monetary resource
                    move
                    moving ridge
                    operate
                    pecuniary resource
                    photographic film
                    pronounce
                    propulsion
                    revolution
                    rock
                    roil
                    rotation
                    round shape
                    run
                    say
                    shake
                    shape
                    sound
                    sound out
                    staff of life
                    steal
                    sway
                    throw
                    travel
                    tumble
                    turn
                    wave
                    work
            
    What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.