combat roll
Evasive ground tumble
A combat roll is a quick, controlled tumble used to evade attack or move rapidly while staying low.
The maneuver—rolling sideways or forward while keeping momentum—appears in martial arts, military training, and action video games.
In games especially, the combat roll often grants brief invincibility frames: I combat-rolled through the boss's attack.
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- tacticalStrategically planned
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
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- rolling thingswheel spin, bowling, rollerblading, bicycle wheel, wagon wheel
- breakfalls
- paddle strokespower stroke, push away, sculling, slice
combat rollstanding still
Absence of motion
standing ground · immobility · staying put · fixed position · standing guard
combat rolltaking cover
Seeking protective concealment
holding ground · standing your ground · standing one's ground · hunkering down · turtling
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