[skrəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a roll of parchment or paper for writing on

- the facility that moves a display on a screen in order to allow different parts of it to be viewed
(e.g: if scroll is enabled, the window scrolls down)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of obsolete scrow ‘roll’, shortening of escrow

[skrəʊl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move displayed text or graphics on a screen in a particular direction in order to view different parts of them
(e.g: she scrolled through her file)

- cause to move like paper rolling or unrolling
(e.g: the wind scrolled back the uppermost layer of loose dust)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of obsolete scrow ‘roll’, shortening of escrow