unroll

[ uhn-rohl ]

/ ʌnˈroʊl /

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verb (used with object)

to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled): to unroll a bolt of fabric.

to lay open; display; reveal.

Obsolete. to strike from a roll or register.

verb (used without object)

to become unrolled or spread out: The scrolls unroll easily.

to become continuously visible or apparent: The landscape unrolled before our eyes.

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Origin of unroll

First recorded in 1375–1425, unroll is from the late Middle English word unrollen.See un-², roll

Words nearby unroll

unrip, unripe, unrivaled, unrivalled, unrobe, unroll, unromantic, unroof, unroot, unround, unrounded

How to use unroll in a sentence

Even before sanctions really took full hold or before the full suite of sanctions were unrolled, you had the private sector making decisions to divest, to withdraw investments, to minimize exposure to Russia.
Hundreds of CEOs Came Out Against Russia. Their Involvement Could Change War Forever|Belinda Luscombe|March 11, 2022|Time
With its innovative design, you can quickly see its contents when it’s unrolled and hung.
This innovative roll-up bag makes packing a piece of cake|Quinn Gawronski|June 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Taken in the fully unrolled context of her career, the fact that she started so young seems like its least interesting aspect.
Midori’s career started with a fleeting moment. It’s evolved into a lasting legacy.|Michael Andor Brodeur|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
Their theories sit particularly awkwardly in the present moment, when countries are combating the pandemic by unrolling popular spending programs.
Why have two long-dead Austrian economists become cult figures in Brazil?|Samanth Subramanian|March 24, 2021|Quartz

In all these problems, the basic idea is to unroll your shape in a way that makes the paths you are studying simpler.
Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron|Erica Klarreich|August 31, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The steely lake, and the rough-ridged, black-green sea of the fir-tops began to unroll below him.
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Soften the leaves by soaking in hot water, unroll carefully and examine with a hand lens or low power of the microscope.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
The author began in the previous verse to unroll his magnificent record of the elders.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
Then in an instant there seemed to unroll before him the long, slow years of the desolation of that home without Jamie.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts
Unroll thy long scroll and say, have they won who first reached the goal, heedless of a brother's rights?
How to Succeed|Orison Swett Marden

British Dictionary definitions for unroll

unroll

/ (ʌnˈrəʊl) /

verb

to open out or unwind (something rolled, folded, or coiled) or (of something rolled, etc) to become opened out or unwound

to make or become visible or apparent, esp gradually; unfold

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