Fall down and Roll

Fall down

Fall down verb - Lose an upright position suddenly.

Roll and fall down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roll" instead a verb "Fall down".

Roll

Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.

Fall down and roll are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall down" instead a verb "Roll".

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

Both terms in one sentence

  • Comic Strip / Beetle Bailey Inverted: Sarge takes a swing at Beetle and misses, causing him to fall down and roll for several metres before hitting a wall.
  • In Blood Bowl, a player who falls down and break armour has to roll on an injuries table, circumstances of who that player is or what made him fall down be damned.
  • Video Game / Yoshi's Island They have fangs and an evil smile, and when you get near them, they fall down, and roll along the ground trying to kill you.
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