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(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof. / To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs. / (transitive, slang) To put into prison, to bird.

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roof

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Source Word

roof

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹuːf/

Verb

transitive slang

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof. / To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs. / (transitive, slang) To put into prison, to bird.

Japanese Meaning

屋根を設置する、または屋根で覆う / 建物の屋根の上を歩いたり、登ったりして横断する / （スラング）誰かを刑務所に入れる

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They will roof the new garden shed this weekend.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼らは今週末、新しい物置に屋根を葺く予定です。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof.

Sense（2）

To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.

Sense（3）

(transitive, slang) To put into prison, to bird.

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, Noah roofed me, I proved it, end of story.

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