rolling; knocking down
Abbreviation of 転がす; used as a noun for the act of rolling something over or knocking it down. Often appears in compound terms or as a nominalized verb.
ボウリングの転がしがうまくなった。
I've gotten better at rolling the ball in bowling.
相撲では、相手の転がしも技の一つだ。
In sumo, knocking the opponent down is one of the techniques.
fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line
Specialized fishing term; abbreviation of 転がし釣り. The weighted line with multiple hooks is rolled along the bottom.
See also: 転がし釣り
転がしでキスをたくさん釣った。
I caught a lot of sillago using the rolling-bottom rig.
repeatedly buying and selling
Informal financial term for quick turnover trading, like flipping items or stocks. Often used in compound expressions such as 株の転がし.
彼は中古車の転がしで儲けている。
He makes money by flipping used cars.
He made money by scalping tickets.
転がし is the noun form tied to the transitive verb 転がす (to roll something), whereas 転がる is the intransitive verb meaning the thing itself rolls, so learners must not treat them as interchangeable.
dung beetle; tumblebug
snowball rolling game
root vegetables simmered in broth
fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line
Nominalized form of the verb 転がす (to roll), from the kanji 転 (roll, revolve) and the verb ending がす. The fishing and trading senses are specialized abbreviations of compound terms.