roll over

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle over

Meanings

1

Turn by rotating sideways

Why “over”? The top moves to the bottom. The object turns over.

The dog rolled over for a belly rub.
The dog rotated onto its back for a belly rub.
The dog rolled over on the rug.
The dog rotated onto its back on the rug.

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roll overroll up

Roll over means turn by rotating sideways. Roll up means form something flat into a tube or coil.

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