roll down
phrasal verb
rolled down; rolling down; rolls down
1
: to move (something) down especially by turning a handle
She rolled down the car window.
2
: to unfold the edge of (something, such as a shirt sleeve or pants leg) to make it longer
He rolled down his sleeves.
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Big, fat tears roll down my cheeks, and I’m relieved nobody—except a large black Labrador—can see me.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
Some of the systems even beep the horn and roll down windows if the driver ignores the alert.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Susan confessed to letting her car roll down a boat ramp into the lake.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Smith ultimately confessed to letting her car roll down a boat ramp and into the lake.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
Some of the systems even beep the horn and roll down windows if the driver ignores the alert.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Susan confessed to letting her car roll down a boat ramp into the lake.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Smith ultimately confessed to letting her car roll down a boat ramp and into the lake.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Roll down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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