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English

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Tiledroofs covering buildings.

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishrof, fromOld Englishhrōf(“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), fromProto-Germanic*hrōfą(“roof”).

Noun

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roof (pluralroofsor(UK, uncommon)rooves)

  1. (architecture) Theexternalcovering at thetop of abuilding.
    Theroof was blown off by the tornado.
  2. Thetopexternallevel of abuilding.
    Let's go up to theroof.
    • 1962,Gerry Goffinet al., “Up on theRoof”:
      When this old world starts getting me down
      And people are just too much for me to face,
      I climb way up to the top of the stairs
      And all my cares just drift right into space
      On theroof, it's peaceful as can be
      And there, the world below can't bother me...
  3. Theupperpart of acavity.
    The palate is theroof of the mouth.
    • 2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2-0 Wigan”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:
      As Bent pulled away to the far post, Agbonlahor opted to go it alone, motoring past Gary Caldwell before unleashing a shot into theroof of the net.
  4. (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
  5. (climbing) Anoverhangingrockwall.
  6. (slang, archaic) Ahat.
    • 1857, Thomas Hughes,Tom Brown's School Days:
      Tom thought his cap a very knowing affair, but confessed that he had a hat in his hat-box; which was accordingly at once extracted from the hind-boot, and Tom equipped in his go-to-meetingroof, as his new friend called it.
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Translations
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the cover at the top of a building
the upper part of a cavity

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishrofen,roven(“to roof”), from the noun (see above).

Verb

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roof (third-person singular simple presentroofs,present participleroofing,simple past and past participleroofed)

  1. (transitive) Tocover orfurnish with a roof.
    • 1911, James George Frazer,The Golden Bough, volume11, page264:
      A trench about ten feet deep was dug in the ground androofed over with sticks and earth so as to form a dark tunnel.
  2. Totraverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
  3. (transitive, slang) Toput intoprison, tobird.
    • 1998 March 4, “Law and Disorder”, inBeverly Hills, 90210, season08, episode22:
      Did you see them, David? I mean, did you see them looking at me? I-I'm walking out of the court, and everybody was practically – yeah, they were gawking.[…] I mean, Noahroofed me, I proved it, end of story.
    • 2000 January 1, “Stupid”, in Mr. Metaphor (lyrics),The Will Tell Compilation Vol. 1: Thats Right Inc., performed by Word A' Mouth, Block McCloud, and Mr. Metaphor:
      I’m open,hype off thechronic I was smoking, feelingzooted
      That Brooklyn shit got me stupid
      I’m loose, kid – that’s what theoverproof did
      What theruck you looking at, son? You’ll getroofed, kid!
    • 2012 November 15, “Brown Bag Wrap”, inRare Chandeliers, performed byAction Bronson:
      Inhale the mystical, the blue shit
      See me on the stoop shit, act stupid at the park, the ball, getroofed
      Baby see the cops, the drugs, sheboofed it
      Foie gras at every meal, that means I triple-goosed it
    • 2018 May 5, “Attempted 1.0”, AM (lyrics), performed bySkengdo & AM of 410:
      You don’t want war, you’re shook of it
      Hella man dash when their friend gotroofed
  4. (transitive) Toshelter as if under a roof.
    • 1865, Thomas Greenbury,Pleasant Rambles Over Moors, Mountains, Mines, and Waterfalls‎[2]:
      They reached him: the pieces of rock hadroofed him over—he was without injury or scratch.
    • 1903 September 28,Henry James,The Ambassadors, London:Methuen & Co. […],→OCLC:
      It built him softly round, itroofed him warmly over, it rested, all so firm, on selection.
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to cover or furnish with a roof

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchroof, fromOld Dutch*rōf,*rouf, fromProto-West Germanic*raub, fromProto-Germanic*raubaz. More atrobe.

Noun

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roof m (pluralroven,diminutiveroofje n)

  1. robbery,robbing,banditry,rapine
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Verb

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roof

  1. inflection ofroven:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Dutchrōve. Cognate withOld High Germanruf (LuxembourgishRoff),Old Norsehrufa (Englishdandruff). Ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*krewp-.

Noun

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roof f (uncountable)

  1. scab (on a wound)
    Synonyms:korst,wondkorst
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Middle English

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Noun

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roof

  1. Alternative form ofrof
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