troll vs roll

troll and roll both are nouns.

troll and roll both are verbs.

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

As verbs, roll is a hypernym of troll; that is, roll is a word with a broader meaning than troll:

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

Other hypernyms of troll include wheel.

troll (noun)	roll (noun)
angling by drawing a baited line through the water	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
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	the act of throwing dice
(Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains	walking with a swaying gait
	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)

troll (verb)	roll (verb)
sing loudly and without inhibition	execute a roll, in tumbling
praise or celebrate in song	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice	show certain properties when being rolled
angle with a hook and line drawn through the water	boil vigorously
sing the parts of (a round) in succession	shape by rolling
cause to move round and round	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
circulate, move around	arrange or coil 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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