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lifted the bar

lifted the bar is the simple past and past participle of lift the bar.

Meaning of lift the bar

Verb

lift the bar (third-person singular simple present lifts the bar, present participle lifting the bar, simple past and past participle lifted the bar)

  1. Synonym of raise the bar.
    Synonyms:
    raise the bar

Questions about lifted the bar

What is lifted the bar the simple past and past participle of?
Lifted the bar is the simple past and past participle of lift the bar.

Words near lifted the bar in the dictionary

  1. lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps
  2. lifted oneself up by one's own boot-tags
  3. lifted oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  4. lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands
  5. lifted someone's spirits
  6. lifted the bar
  7. lifted the lid
  8. lifted up
  9. lifter
  10. liftering
  11. lifters

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