Meanings
roll with1
present singular third person rolls with · participle present rolling with · participle past rolled with · past rolled with
roll with2
present singular third person rolls with · participle present rolling with · participle past rolled with · past rolled with
- informaltransitiveespecially African-American VernacularTo spend time (with someone); to be someone's companion or part of a crew with someone or with a gang.
He rolls with the Crips.
1 more example
John has been rolling with Billy and Steve for years.
Synonyms: hang with, hang out with
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
verbTo spend time (with someone); to be someone's companion or part of a crew with someone or with a gang.
Origin
roll with · verb
Involving the figurative notion extended from rolling with the punches (i.e., moving in accord with them to lessen the blow).
Full word history & related roots →roll with · verb
Involving the figurative notion of rolling as in traveling, rolling up, etc.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
roll with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20with
“roll with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20with. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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