"rhyme off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rhyme off.ogg Forms: rhymes off [present, singular, third-person], rhyming off [participle, present], rhymed off [participle, past], rhymed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rhyme off (third-person singular simple present rhymes off, present participle rhyming off, simple past and past participle rhymed off)
  1. (chiefly Canada, idiomatic, transitive) To list or recite quickly. Tags: Canada, idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-rhyme_off-en-verb-mnwxCanW Categories (other): Canadian English
  2. (African-American Vernacular, hip hop, transitive) To rap over (a piece of music). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rhyme_off-en-verb-cIiPtrj8 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 61 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 16 57 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 71 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 71 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 78 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 60 25
  3. (transitive) To make up rhymes concerning (a subject). Tags: transitive Synonyms: rattle off, reel off
    Sense id: en-rhyme_off-en-verb-3F8NU1v0
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          "text": "Say, that was quite a list of expenses Heffering rhymed off.",
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          "ref": "1977 September 1, “Businessmen get involved with Riverdale students”, in North Shore News, Canada, retrieved 2009-07-24, page 15:",
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          "ref": "2008 January 4, Jane Armstrong, “Is life any better in Georgia, ‘beacon of democracy’?”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 2009-07-24:",
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        "(chiefly Canada, idiomatic, transitive) To list or recite quickly."
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        "To make up rhymes concerning (a subject)."
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