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alpha roll

alpha roll noun: a dog training technique in which the human trainer conveys dominance by pinning the dog on its back.

Noun

alpha roll (plural alpha rolls)

  1. (historical) A dog training technique in which the human trainer conveys dominance by pinning the dog on its back.

Verb

alpha roll (third-person singular simple present alpha rolls, present participle alpha rolling, simple past and past participle alpha rolled)

  1. To use this training technique on a dog.

Forms of alpha roll

Noun
pluralalpha rolls
Verb
third-person singular presentalpha rolls
present participlealpha rolling
past participlealpha rolled
pastalpha rolled

Questions about alpha roll

What does alpha roll mean?
Alpha roll means a dog training technique in which the human trainer conveys dominance by pinning the dog on its back.
What part of speech is alpha roll?
Alpha roll can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of alpha roll?
The plural of alpha roll is alpha rolls.

Words near alpha roll in the dictionary

  1. alpha quartz
  2. alpha radiation
  3. alpha ray
  4. alpha rays
  5. alpha rhythm
  6. alpha roll
  7. alpha rolling
  8. alpha rolls
  9. Alpha Scorpii
  10. alpha strike
  11. alpha strikes

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