(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather.
...a small stone cottage with a red slate ~...
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2.
The ~ of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather.
The car rolled onto its ~, trapping him.
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3.
The ~ of your mouth is the highest part of the inside of your mouth.
She clicked her tongue against the ~ of her mouth.
N-COUNT: the N of n
4.
If the level of something such as the price of a product or the rate of inflation goes through the ~, it suddenly increases very rapidly indeed. (INFORMAL)
Prices for Korean art have gone through the ~.
PHRASE: V inflects
5.
If you hit the ~ or go through the ~, you become very angry indeed, and usually show your anger by shouting at someone. (INFORMAL)
Sergeant Long will hit the ~ when I tell him you’ve gone off.
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
If a group of people inside a building raise the ~, they make a very loud noise, for example by singing or shouting.
He raised the ~ at the conference when he sang his own version of the socialist anthem, The Red Flag.
PHRASE: V inflects
7.
If a number of things or people are under one ~ or under the same ~, they are in the same building.
The firms intend to open either together under one ~ or alongside each other in shopping malls...
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR