roll-on

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adjective

: rubbed or spread on the body with a bottle that has a rolling ball set into its top
a roll-on deodorant

roll-on

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noun

plural roll-ons
: something (as deodorant) that is rubbed or spread on the body with a bottle that has a rolling ball set into its top
deodorants sold as roll-ons, sprays, or sticks

roll on

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phrase

British, informal
—used to say that one wants a time or event to come quickly
Roll on Friday. I can't wait for the weekend!

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Adjective
In a report by Pack World, Ward said the roll-on decision came out of listening to shoppers who were not sold on sticks. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Form Clinical strength deodorants come in roll-on, gel and solid forms. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Noun
The contracts cover several roll-on/roll-off equipment systems for each vessel. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Then there are the subtle vanilla notes like those found in Orb Oils’s Lenny fragrance, matcha in Le Labo’s, or, say, Flamingo Estate’s Prinsesstårta roll-on captures notes of marzipan like a slice of Sant Ambroeus Princess cake. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll-on

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“Roll-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll-on. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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