rolf

[ rolf ]

/ rɒlf /

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verb (used without object) Slang.

to vomit.

Words related to rolf

rub, caress, pat, push, stroke, press, stimulate, manipulate

Words nearby rolf

role set, role strain, role-play, role-playing, role-playing game, rolf, rolf kraki, rolfe, rolfing, roll, roll around

Origin of rolf

1970–75, Americanism; apparently variant of ralph

Definition for rolf (2 of 3)

Rolf¹

[ rawlf, rolf ]

/ rɔlf, rɒlf /

verb (used with object)

to massage using the techniques of Rolfing.

Origin of Rolf

1965–70; after Ida P. Rolf (1897–1979), U.S. physiotherapist who invented the techniques

OTHER WORDS FROM Rolf

Rolf·er, noun

Definition for rolf (3 of 3)

Rolf²

[ rolf ]

/ rɒlf /

noun

Also called Rolf the Ganger

[gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/. Rollo(def 1).

a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “glory” and “wolf.”

Examples from the Web for rolf

Viktor and Rolf were definitely giving a nod to prep girls, allowed to have a designer Friday.
Viktor & Rolf's Prep School|Liza Foreman|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For their much-anticipated return to couture, Viktor & Rolf went zen.
Viktor & Rolf’s Return to Couture for Fall 2013: Going Zen|Liza Foreman|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Designers Victor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren had the opposite problem.
Paris Fall Fashion Week Ends With Vuitton and Kanye|Robin Givhan|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Rolf went way off the reservation with that one,” says this former executive, who is familiar with Stringer's thinking.
Sony's Family Saga|Peter Lauria|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

There he met his 12-year-old son Rolf; Mengele was introduced as “Uncle Fritz.”
The 'Nazi Twin' Myth|Gerald Posner|November 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Rolf tried to laugh at all this: but he could not contradict it.
Feats on the Fiord|Harriet Martineau
And Rolf sprang to the edge of the cliffs and gazed upon the water.
The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow|Allen French
In the drawin-room Rolf was a hunter: the leading inhabitants of the region around received him gladly and honoured him.
Rolf In The Woods|Ernest Thompson Seton
They made a fire at once, and while Rolf got the mid-day meal of tea and venison, Quonab skinned the fisher.
Rolf In The Woods|Ernest Thompson Seton
Rolf leaped over the first, but the second sprang, caught him by the slack of the trouser leg, and hung on.
Rolf In The Woods|Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for rolf

Rolf

Rolf the Ganger

/ (rɒlf) /

noun

other names for Rollo

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