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SPIEL OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiel off mean? 

SPIEL OFF (verb)
  The verb SPIEL OFF has 1 sense:

1. recite volubly or extravagantlyplay

  Familiarity information: SPIEL OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPIEL OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Recite volubly or extravagantly

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

rattle down; rattle off; reel off; roll off; spiel off

Context example:

He could recite the names of all the chemical elements

Hypernyms (to "spiel off" is one way to...):

recite (repeat aloud from memory)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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