to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled)

to unroll a bolt of fabric.

to lay open; display; reveal.

Obsolete . to strike from a roll or register.

to become unrolled or spread out

The scrolls unroll easily.

to become continuously visible or apparent

The landscape unrolled before our eyes.

verb

play out , unreel , unwind , expand , extend , fan , open , outstretch , stretch , unfold