roll off
/ˈɹol ˈɔf/ verb- To spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
- To come off (something) with a rolling motion. · My pen rolled off the table.
- To take (something) off (i.e., remove it) via a rolling motion. · The truck driver rolled off a fresh dumpster and left it sitting at the curb to be filled tomorrow.
- To come from an assembly line. · rolled off the line
- To show reduced response at the upper or lower limits of a frequency range. · rolled-off highs
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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.
Eleanor read the paragraph aloud, letting the syllables roll off her tongue to ensure the cadence matched the author’s melancholic undertone.
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