roll over
verb
roll over is a verb meaning “To make a rolling motion or turn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-O-L-L-O-V-E-R.
What does roll over mean?
verb
- 1
To make a rolling motion or turn.
The car rolled completely over.
- 2
To cause a rolling motion or turn.
The mob rolled the car over.
- 3
To give in to.
He doesn't meekly roll over to all her demands.
- 4
To easily overwhelm; to steamroller; to brush aside.
- 5
To reinvest funds from a maturing financial security in the same or similar investment.
- 6
To reinvest funds from a lottery into a subsequent one, in the event that a prize was not won.
- 7
To move the cursor over.
- 8
To increment, especially back to an initial value.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of rollover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of roll over
- rolls over present, singular, he/she/it
- rolling over participle, present
- rolled over participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with roll over
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: rollover (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Roll over in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does roll over come from?
Deverbal from roll over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).