roll·over
ˈrōl-ˌō-vər 
1
: the act or process of rolling over
2
: a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle overturns
rolled over; rolling over; rolls over
1
a
: to defer payment of (an obligation)
b
: to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)
2
: to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind
roll over IRA funds
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New Atlas, 4 June 2025
This portability ends messy rollovers and curbs capital and data leakage.
—Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The crash caused both vehicles to cross the median, enter the eastbound lanes and roll over, officials said in the release.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
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Noun
Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
This portability ends messy rollovers and curbs capital and data leakage.
—Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
Harrison rolled over Pena at UFC 316, picking up a fairly easy submission win over the overmatched Pena to capture the UFC women’s bantamweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The crash caused both vehicles to cross the median, enter the eastbound lanes and roll over, officials said in the release.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
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“Rollover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollover. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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rollover
1 of 2 noun
roll·over
ˈrōl-ˌō-vər
: the act or process of rolling over
roll over
2 of 2 transitive verb1
a
: to defer payment of (an obligation)
b
: to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)
2
: to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind
roll over IRA funds
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