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roll off

vb
(Electronics) (intr, adverb) electronics to exhibit gradually reduced response at the upper or lower ends of the working frequency range
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Verb1.roll off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"
recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
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Translations

w>roll off

vi
(vehicle, procession)weg- or davonrollen
(= fall off: object, person) → herunterrollen
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References in classic literature ?
Could he only shake his head, then would his burden roll off; but who shaketh that head?
When, in despair, I took my drink, at once my brain loosened up and began to roll off the thousand words.
Having finished the paper, a second cup of coffee and a roll and butter, he got up, shaking the crumbs of the roll off his waistcoat; and, squaring his broad chest, he smiled joyously: not because there was anything particularly agreeable in his mind--the joyous smile was evoked by a good digestion.
It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly fragrance; but when he did open his eyes and roll off the truck he was very glad to find himself still alive.
In his frenzy of terror he managed to roll off the bed.
It was repeated three times, with as much violence as if it had been blown before an enchanted castle by the destined knight, at whose summons halls and towers, barbican and battlement, were to roll off like a morning vapour.
Jim's Roll Off Services, a commercial and residential dumpster rental company serving the Capital Region, has recently partnered with the online marketers at Prospect Genius to maximize its web exposure.
10 March 2016 - US-based roll off trailer company BenLee has acquired the assets of US-based roll-off trailer maker Huge Haul in an all cash transaction, the company said.