Definition of Roll off

1. Verb. Recite volubly or extravagantly. "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"

Exact synonyms: Rattle Down, Rattle Off, Reel Off, Spiel Off
Generic synonyms: Recite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roll Off

roll back
roll back the years
roll cage
roll cages
roll call
roll calls
roll down
roll film
roll in
roll in the aisle
roll in the aisles
roll in the hay
roll in wealth
roll mill
roll of tobacco
roll off (current term)
roll on
roll one's eyes
roll one's own
roll out
roll out the red carpet
roll over
roll rate
roll sulfur
roll tube
roll up
roll up one's sleeves
roll ups
roll with the punches
rollable

Literary usage of Roll off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"... to watch over ; lino kan, to roll off ; to remove; to cause to roll, as a wheel ; (b. ... to roll off ; to separate ; to make a division between ..."

2. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"a man a roll of wire, a snake or cat its body (may also be used in reflect, form with zi); roll off ie ward off, as an opponent's stick (ace. ..."

3. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"when fighting or fencing (сотр. vika); roll off ie get through, clear off, finish off a piece of work, as a field (ace.) to be ploughed or hut being built ..."

4. A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language to which is Appended an English by Lorrin Andrews (1865)
"To roll ; to roll over and over, as a stone. Mai. 28:2. To roll away ; to roll to a place; to roll off, as a burden; to take away, as a reproach. los. 5:9. ..."

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