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burn the roof

burn the roof verb: to experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.

Verb

burn the roof (third-person singular simple present burns the roof, present participle burning the roof, simple past and past participle burned the roof or burnt the roof)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see burn, roof.

Forms of burn the roof

third-person singular presentburns the roof
present participleburning the roof
past participleburned the roof
pastburned the roof
past participleburnt the roof
pastburnt the roof

Questions about burn the roof

What does burn the roof mean?
Burn the roof means to experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.
What part of speech is burn the roof?
Burn the roof is a verb.
What is the past tense of burn the roof?
The past tense of burn the roof is burned the roof.

Words near burn the roof in the dictionary

  1. burn that bridge when one comes to it
  2. burn the candle at both ends
  3. burn the coal
  4. burn the coal, pay the toll
  5. burn the midnight oil
  6. burn the roof
  7. burn the water
  8. burn through
  9. burn time
  10. burn times
  11. burn to a crisp

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