roller

Anything that rolls.; Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.

Anything that rolls.; A cylindrical (or approximately cylindrical) item used under a heavy object to facilitate moving it; usually several are needed.

Anything that rolls.; A person who rolls something, such as cigars or molten metal.

Anything that rolls.; A large rolling device used to flatten a grass surface; commonly in relation to a cricket pitch.

Anything that rolls.; A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.

• The deposit of color on the stone is transmitted to the metal by the lithographic roller the same as for paper.

Anything that rolls.; An agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth.

Anything that rolls.; One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.

Anything that rolls.; A roller towel.

Anything that rolls.; A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.

• The cable used for hauling the wagons on the incline may still be seen, but several of the guiding rollers have disappeared.

Anything that rolls.; A rolling element inside a roller bearing: a small cylinder or sphere of metal.

To roller skate.intransitive

• One day Frankie rollered up our drive and asked me if I fancied a skate.