roof

[ roof, roo f ]
/ ruf, rʊf /
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noun, plural roofs.

verb (used with object)

to provide or cover with a roof.

Idioms for roof

    go through the roof,
    1. to increase beyond all expectations: Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year.
    2. Also hit the roof,Informal. to lose one's temper; become extremely angry.
    raise the roof, Informal.
    1. to create a loud noise: The applause raised the roof.
    2. to complain or protest noisily: He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill.

Origin of roof

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English hrōf; cognate with Dutch roef cover, cabin, Old Norse hrōf

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Words nearby roof

rood loft, rood screen, rood spire, roodepoort, roodepoort-maraisburg, roof, roof garden, roof iris, roof of fourth ventricle, roof of the world, roof of tympanum

Words related to go through the roof

raise, advance, double, swell, ascend, lift, accelerate, multiply, build, climb, improve, expand, soar, catapult, rocket, escalate, rise, zoom, distend, aggravate

British Dictionary definitions for go through the roof

roof
/ (ruːf) /

noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

verb

(tr) to provide or cover with a roof or rooflike part

Derived forms of roof

roofer, noun roofless, adjective rooflike, adjective

Word Origin for roof

Old English hrōf; related to Middle Dutch, Old Norse hrōf

Medical definitions for go through the roof

roof
[ rōōf, ruf ]

n.

The upper surface of an anatomical structure, especially one having a vaulted inner structure.

Idioms and Phrases with go through the roof (1 of 2)

go through the roof
1

Also, hit the ceiling or roof. Lose one's temper, become very angry, as in Marge went through the roof when she heard she'd been fired. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

2

Reach new or unexpected heights, as in After the war, food prices went through the roof. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with go through the roof (2 of 2)

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