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raise hob

raise hob verb: synonym of raise hell.

Verb

raise hob (third-person singular simple present raises hob, present participle raising hob, simple past and past participle raised hob)

  1. (informal) Synonym of raise hell.
    • "This paper says that the decision of an Illinois court may invalidate thousands of marriages. Why, that will raise hob!" / Raise hob? Well, I should say! If our marriages aren't legal, our divorces aren't, either.1916, “The Judge”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 71
    Synonyms:
    raise hell

Synonyms of raise hob

Forms of raise hob

third-person singular presentraises hob
present participleraising hob
past participleraised hob
pastraised hob

Origin of raise hob

A minced oath for raise hell.

Questions about raise hob

What does raise hob mean?
Raise hob means synonym of raise hell.
What part of speech is raise hob?
Raise hob is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise hob?
The past tense of raise hob is raised hob.

Words near raise hob in the dictionary

  1. raise cane
  2. raise eyebrows
  3. raise flags
  4. raise from the dead
  5. raise hell
  6. raise hob
  7. raise one's eyebrows
  8. raise one's game
  9. raise one's glass
  10. raise one's hand
  11. raise one's head

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