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roll something back

to return something to someone by rotating it, as with a wheel or a ball, or moving it back on wheels. I intercepted the ball and rolled it back. Jane rolled back the ball.

See also: back, roll

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In a moment a strange, unearthly, green light seemed to roll back the darkness. The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context Nay more, they are reactionary, for they try to roll back the wheel of history. The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context On the contrary, the coach begins to roll back upon No. American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context			rob rob blind rob of rob Peter to pay Paul rob the cradle robbery robinson rock rock around rock bottom rock the boat rock to rock to its foundations rocker rocket rocket into rocket to rocky road rod Roger roll roll about roll along roll around roll away roll back roll back the clock roll by roll down roll in roll off roll off the tongue roll on roll onto roll out roll out the red carpet roll over roll over and play dead roll over in grave roll prices back roll sleeves up roll to roll up roll up in roll up sleeves roll with it roll with the punches rolled into one roller rolling in rolling in the aisles			ROLI ROLIC Rolihlahla Mandela Roling Stone Rolitetracycline ROLJ roll roll roll roll roll roll roll Roll (flight) roll about roll about or around roll acceleration Roll All Over the Floor Laughing Out Loud roll along roll along Roll and Attitude Control System Roll Angle Sensor Roll Angle System roll around roll around Roll Aspect System roll away roll away roll axis Roll Axis Tracking System roll back Roll Back Malaria Roll Back Malaria Partnership roll back the clock Roll Back Version roll bar roll bar roll bars roll bars roll billet molding roll by roll by Roll cage Roll cage roll cages roll call roll call Roll Call (newspaper) Roll call vote Roll Cancel roll capped Roll cloud roll compacting Roll Contouring roll control Roll Control System Roll Control Wheel Steering roll crusher roll down roll down roll down

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