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lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands

lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands is the present participle and gerund of lift oneself up by one's own waistbands.

Meaning of lift oneself up by one's own waistbands

Verb

lift oneself up by one's own waistbands (third-person singular simple present lifts oneself up by one's own waistbands, present participle lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands, simple past and past participle lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands)

  1. Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Questions about lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands

What is lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands the present participle and gerund of?
Lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands is the present participle and gerund of lift oneself up by one's own waistbands.

Words near lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands in the dictionary

  1. lifting one's game
  2. lifting oneself up by one's boot-tags
  3. lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps
  4. lifting oneself up by one's own boot-tags
  5. lifting oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  6. lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands
  7. lifting shop
  8. lifting shops
  9. lifting someone's spirits
  10. lifting span
  11. lifting spans

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