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raise the devil

raise the devil verb: synonym of raise hell.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of raise hell.
    Synonyms:
    raise hell

Synonyms of raise the devil

Forms of raise the devil

third-person singular presentraises the devil
present participleraising the devil
past participleraised the devil
pastraised the devil

Questions about raise the devil

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

Words near raise the devil in the dictionary

  1. raise steam
  2. raise the alarm
  3. raise the ante
  4. raise the bar
  5. raise the dead
  6. raise the devil
  7. raise the flag and see who salutes
  8. raise the line
  9. raise the roof
  10. raise the specter
  11. raise the spectre

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