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lifting the bar

lifting the bar is the present participle and gerund 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 lifting the bar

What is lifting the bar the present participle and gerund of?
Lifting the bar is the present participle and gerund of lift the bar.

Words near lifting the bar in the dictionary

  1. lifting shop
  2. lifting shops
  3. lifting someone's spirits
  4. lifting span
  5. lifting spans
  6. lifting the bar
  7. lifting the exponent
  8. lifting the lid
  9. lifting up
  10. liftingly
  11. liftings

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