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Rolf

1

[rawlf, rolf]

verb (used with object)

  1. to massage using the techniques of Rolfing.



Rolf

2

[rolf]

noun

  1. Also called Rolf the Ganger.Rollo.

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

rolf

3

[rolf]

verb (used without object)

Slang.
  1. to vomit.

Rolf

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. other names for Rollo

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Rolfer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rolf1

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

Origin of Rolf2

1970–75, apparently variant of ralph
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So it was for actor Rolf Saxon, who appeared as a befuddled CIA analyst in the very first “Mission: Impossible” film.

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He wanted her to cook and clean and raise their family — they’d had a son together, Rolf — which made her miserable.

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Rolf replied that he had bought the olive-green gem on eBay a few years before.

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Proposed in 1961 by physicist Rolf Landauer, this limit defines the minimum amount of heat required to change information in a computer.

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The group's leader Kian Reme, whose brother Rolf was among those killed, said much of the inquiry was held behind closed doors and a lot of the information it relied upon was not made public.

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