roll vs troll

roll and troll both are nouns.

roll and troll both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roll	Yes	No	Yes	No
troll	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, troll is a hyponym of roll; that is, troll is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roll:

roll: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
troll: cause to move round and round

Other hyponyms of roll include bowl.

roll (noun)	troll (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude	angling by drawing a baited line through the water
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)	a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
the act of throwing dice	a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
walking with a swaying gait	(Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a list of names
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

roll (verb)	troll (verb)
execute a roll, in tumbling	sing loudly and without inhibition
take the shape of a roll or cylinder	praise or celebrate in song
show certain properties when being rolled	speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
boil vigorously	angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
shape by rolling	sing the parts of (a round) in succession
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/	cause to move round and round
arrange or coil around	circulate, move around
begin operating or running
flatten or spread with a roller
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
move, rock, or sway from side to side
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
occur in soft rounded shapes

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