Drop and Roll

Drop

Drop verb - To fall or let fall in or as if in drops.

Usage example: the cold glass dropped condensation

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Roll and drop are semantically related in throw topic. In some cases you can use "Roll" instead a verb "Drop".

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.

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Drop and roll are semantically related in throw topic. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead a verb "Roll".

Nearby Words: rolled, rolling, roller, rollback, rollover

good	good drop	good roll
full	full drop	full roll
low	low drop	low roll
long	long drop	long roll
Other adjectives: normal, specific, single, small, actual, entire, hard, massive, large, big, huge, bad, early, major, dramatic, final, extra, giant, botched.

The grenade launcher, while still retaining its power from the last game, has its trajectory changed - its grenades drop and roll on the ground instead of sailing through the air.

Source: Video Game / Tomb Raider III
He would fall into Big Bubba Rogers' arms, and they would both drop and roll to the left.

Source: Jump, I'll Catch You!
Crockett decided he would do what skydivers do, and drop and roll when he landed.

Source: Jump, I'll Catch You!

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