roll down

phrasal verb

rolled down; rolling down; rolls down

: to move (something) down especially by turning a handle

She rolled down the car window.

: 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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Watch on Max Hereditary Ari Aster achieved instant icon status with Hereditary, his feature directorial debut, which makes a compelling argument against rolling down the windows on your car—ever. —

Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024 Oh, it’s happened in traffic jams, people roll down the windows. —

Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 They are programmed to pull over, unlock the doors and roll down the windows to allow the officer to either speak to an operator via intercom or provide a phone number to call Waymo. —

Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 Over time the field would roll down the hill, and its potential energy would be converted to kinetic energy. —

Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roll down