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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Tenacious was designed to roll down onto the surface and collect a small amount of moon dirt, under a contract that ispace signed with NASA back in 2020.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2025
The water instead rolls down the fly and through the lower mesh edge, onto the exterior tub floor fabric and onto the ground.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
The vehicle reportedly broke through a fence barrier before rolling down an embankment and flipping upside down onto the highway, according to Fox 11.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Even Dustin Johnson, once a dominant force, has rolled down to 594th due to the lack of OWGR points.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2025
The water instead rolls down the fly and through the lower mesh edge, onto the exterior tub floor fabric and onto the ground.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
The vehicle reportedly broke through a fence barrier before rolling down an embankment and flipping upside down onto the highway, according to Fox 11.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Even Dustin Johnson, once a dominant force, has rolled down to 594th due to the lack of OWGR points.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Roll down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20down. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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