ROLL OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roll out mean? 

• ROLL OUT (verb)
  The verb ROLL OUT has 2 senses:

1. flatten or spread with a roller

2. straighten by unrolling

  Familiarity information: ROLL OUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROLL OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flatten or spread with a roller

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

roll; roll out

Context example:

roll out the paper

Hypernyms (to "roll out" is one way to...):

flatten (make flat or flatter)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "roll out"):

cog (roll steel ingots)

mill (roll out (metal) with a rolling machine)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Straighten by unrolling

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

roll out; straighten

Context example:

roll out the big map

Hypernyms (to "roll out" is one way to...):

disentangle; unwind (separate the tangles of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Apple has implemented the patch in the beta versions of their operating system iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS, however it is yet to roll out patches for stable operating systems.

(Digital security researchers publicly reveal vulnerability in WPA2 WiFi protocol, Wikinews)