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raise the roof
Definition
› to play/sing very loudly and enthusiastically: With their last, triumphant piece, the musicians raised the roof.Playing musicSinging in generalSinging in general
(Definition of raise the roof from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompaniment noun (MUSIC)
- accompany verb (PLAY MUSIC)
- beat verb (MOVEMENT)
- busk verb
- fiddle verb (INSTRUMENT)
- fingering noun
- improvisation noun
- interpreter noun (EXPRESSING)
- jam verb (MUSIC)
- music noun
- perform verb (ENTERTAIN)
- pluck verb (MUSIC)
- serenade verb
- sight-read verb
- strike up (sth) phrasal verb
- strum verb
- swell noun (SOUND)
- swell verb
- tune noun (MUSICAL NOTES)
- tune verb (INSTRUMENT)
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