rollover
The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
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‘It is really going to jam things up’: Truck rollover, oil spill closes ramps from Hwy. 427 to EB Hwy. 409
Below are the current VCMOS results. Yooka-Replaylee is our April winner, significantly thanks to support from esteemed community member @derpcritic.bsky.social. 😃 Vote by checking in during stream and/or answering…
12:45 pm | VEHICLE ACCIDENT - ROLLOVER | I70WB / 42MM, I70WB / 42MM | Radio: 9I | Units: E82, A79 | Listen live at FrederickScanner.com #FrederickMD
EuroMillions winning numbers live: Results for May 5 draw with huge rollover #Leicestershire #Leicester
Dunning Rd: Rio fd and ems paged for 1 vehicle rollover. Driver says no injuries.
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The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
For Donkey Kong, the rollover on board 117 causes a “kill screen”—Mario is simply not given enough time to complete the level before time runs out.
“‘It is really going to jam things up’: Truck rollover, oil spill closes ramps from Hwy. 427 to EB Hwy. 409”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(GUI, mostly, web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
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(automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
Rollover means: A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
rollover means: A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Below are the current VCMOS results. Yooka-Replaylee is our April winner, significantly thanks to support from esteemed community member @derpcritic.bsky.social. 😃 Vote by checking in during stream and/or answering the QotN. Votes for 2nd place and below rollover. 🗳️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“12:45 pm | VEHICLE ACCIDENT - ROLLOVER | I70WB / 42MM, I70WB / 42MM | Radio: 9I | Units: E82, A79 | Listen live at FrederickScanner.com #FrederickMD”
— Bluesky· May 2026“EuroMillions winning numbers live: Results for May 5 draw with huge rollover #Leicestershire #Leicester”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Dunning Rd: Rio fd and ems paged for 1 vehicle rollover. Driver says no injuries.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“1 hospitalized in rollover crash on U.S. 36 between Lyons and Estes Park”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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