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roll step

US/ˈɹoʊl stɛp/

roll step verb: to march while playing an instrument by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet, done to stabilize the upper body.

Verb

roll step (third-person singular simple present roll steps, present participle roll stepping, simple past and past participle roll stepped)

  1. (marching) To march while playing an instrument by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet, done to stabilize the upper body.
    • After the mark time, the band roll steps into the next set.

Noun

roll step (plural roll steps)

  1. (marching) An instance of roll stepping.

Forms of roll step

Verb
third-person singular presentroll steps
present participleroll stepping
past participleroll stepped
pastroll stepped
Noun
pluralroll steps

Questions about roll step

What does roll step mean?
Roll step means to march while playing an instrument by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet, done to stabilize the upper body.
What part of speech is roll step?
Roll step can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce roll step?
Roll step is pronounced /ˈɹoʊl stɛp/ (US).
What is the past tense of roll step?
The past tense of roll step is roll stepped.

Words near roll step in the dictionary

  1. roll out the red carpet
  2. roll over
  3. roll over in one's grave
  4. roll rate
  5. roll rates
  6. roll step
  7. roll stepped
  8. roll stepping
  9. roll steps
  10. roll tape
  11. roll the dice

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