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raises the roof

raises the roof is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is raises the roof the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Raises the roof is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise the roof.

Words near raises the roof in the dictionary

  1. raises the ante
  2. raises the bar
  3. raises the dead
  4. raises the devil
  5. raises the flag and sees who salutes
  6. raises the roof
  7. raises the specter
  8. raises the spectre
  9. raises the stakes
  10. raises to the ermine
  11. raises to the purple

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