unroll Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb reverse the winding or twisting of
    wind off; unwind.
    • unwind a ball of yarn
  2. verb unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
    unfurl.
    • unfurl a banner

WordNet

Un*roll" transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + roll.
Definitions
  1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner.
  2. To display; to reveal. Dryden.
  3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name.
    If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be unrolled and my name put in the book of virtue! Shak.

Webster 1913