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raised Cain

raised Cain is the simple past and past participle of raise Cain.

Meaning of raise Cain

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of raise hell.
    • Those damned boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight.
    Synonyms:
    raise hell

Questions about raised Cain

What is raised Cain the simple past and past participle of?
Raised Cain is the simple past and past participle of raise Cain.

Words near raised Cain in the dictionary

  1. raised bog
  2. raised bogs
  3. raised bread
  4. raised breads
  5. raised by wolves
  6. raised Cain
  7. raised cane
  8. raised dot
  9. raised eyebrows
  10. raised fist
  11. raised fists

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