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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Police bodycam footage shows the officers exit an unmarked police vehicle, draw their weapons and repeatedly order Reed to roll down his SUV’s tinted windows.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
After Carter gets tangled up in the truck's chain, the car starts rolling down the street, dragging him with it.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
The bigger-is-better adage is one that the world’s biggest cruise lines — Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line among them — continue to embrace, as one mega-size cruise ship after another rolls down the pipeline on its way from the shipyard to the sea.
—CNN Money, 7 May 2025
The lug nut first fell off, followed by the wheel, which began rolling down the pit road.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
After Carter gets tangled up in the truck's chain, the car starts rolling down the street, dragging him with it.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
The bigger-is-better adage is one that the world’s biggest cruise lines — Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line among them — continue to embrace, as one mega-size cruise ship after another rolls down the pipeline on its way from the shipyard to the sea.
—CNN Money, 7 May 2025
The lug nut first fell off, followed by the wheel, which began rolling down the pit road.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll down
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“Roll down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20down. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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