roll off

To leave a surface by turning over as you move.

• The ball rolled off the table.
• He rolled off the bed in his sleep.
• Did your pen roll off the desk?

How to use it: roll off something (A coin rolled off the counter.)

Common phrases: roll off something, roll off the table

To leave a factory’s production line as a finished product.

• New cars roll off the line daily.
• The millionth bicycle rolled off the line yesterday.
• When will the first trucks roll off the production line?

How to use it: roll off something (The first buses rolled off the assembly line today.)

Common phrases: roll off the line, cars roll off

To remove something from a surface or vehicle by moving it on wheels or turning it over.

• Roll the barrel off the platform.
• The driver rolled off the empty container.
• We rolled the cart off the trailer together.

How to use it: roll something off something (They rolled the container off the truck.)

Similar words: roll away

Common phrases: roll off something, roll something off

To become weaker at the high or low end of a range of sound or signal frequencies.

• The bass rolls off below this frequency.
• High frequencies rolled off gradually in our measurements.
• Does the signal roll off sharply above this point?

How to use it: roll off below/above something (The response rolls off above ten kilohertz.)

Similar words: attenuate, decrease

Common phrases: bass roll off, roll off sharply

If a plane does this, it suddenly tilts sideways because one wing loses its lifting force first.

• The aircraft rolled off to the left.
• Some planes roll off sharply during a stall.
• The pilot recovered after the aircraft rolled off.

Common phrases: aircraft roll off, roll off suddenly