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Definition of Roll down
1. Verb. Gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow.
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Derivative terms: Avalanche
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roll Down
Literary usage of Roll down
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pony Tracks by Frederic Remington (1895)
"... with the stones turned over, and the dust marked with horn and hoof and claw;
and there was the stump which had broken the roll down hill. ..."
2. Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence by Charles Augustus Goodrich (1836)
"... instead of being lost to the remembrance and affections of posterity, will be
the more regarded and admired the farther " we roll down the tide of time. ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1903)
"Yes, weekly from Southampton Great steamers, white and gold, Go rolling down to
Rio (roll down — roll down to Rio !) And I'd like to roll to Rio Some day ..."
4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1905)
"What is needed is to loosen up the roadway and screen out the dirt—then roll down
the clean metal. gerously high in the centre, making it difficult for ..."
5. Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1916)
"Piazza—Dodds runs Jack out of house—places him for kick— swings—misses—falls—falls
against Jack—both roll down steps —both up—Dodds up steps—Jack picks up a ..."
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