Definition of UNROLL

unroll

Verb

Verb Forms: unrolled, unrolling, unrolls

  • To open something that has been rolled up.
  • reverse the winding or twisting of
  • unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
  • To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
  • To emerge, be revealed or become apparent; to unfold.
  • To replace (a loop in a program) with a repetitive sequence of the individual instructions that the loop would carry out, sometimes used as an optimization.

Examples

  • He watched the Scrabble board unroll before him, revealing a challenging new layout.
  • Unroll your sleeping bag and spread it on the floor of the tent.
  • We will have to see how the events unroll.

Origin / Etymology

From un- + roll.

Synonyms

unfurl, unwind, wind off

Antonyms

roll up, wind

Scrabble Score: 6

unroll: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unroll: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unroll: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

unroll: valid Words With Friends Word