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raised the roof

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

Meaning of raise the roof

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.
    • What Jack loves above all is a song with a rousing chorus […] in which Jack can do his bit towards "raising the roof".1918 December 24, “A Bold Assertion”, in Ashburton Guardian, New Zealand, section 2

Questions about raised the roof

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

Words near raised the roof in the dictionary

  1. raised the bar
  2. raised the dead
  3. raised the devil
  4. raised the flag and saw who saluted
  5. raised the flag and seen who saluted
  6. raised the roof
  7. raised the specter
  8. raised the spectre
  9. raised the stakes
  10. raised to the ermine
  11. raised to the purple

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