Roof | Mean of roof in English Dictionary

/ˈruːf/

• Noun
• the cover or top of a building, vehicle, etc.
1. a shingle/slate/tile roof
2. The roof is leaking.
3. the roof of a car
4. The roof of the old barn collapsed.
5. We don't have much money, but at least we have a roof over our heads. [=at least we have somewhere to live]
6. You'll do what I say as long as you're living under my roof. [=as long as you are living in my house]
7. They all live under the same roof. [=in the same house]
8. We hope to have sales and service under one roof [=at the same location] in the near future.
• the top of the inside of a tunnel, cave, etc.
• the top of the inside of your mouth
1. He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth.

• to become very angry or upset
1. When they realized he'd lied to them, his parents went through the roof.
• to rise to a very high level
1. Sales of their new CD have gone through the roof.
• to make a lot of noise by playing music, celebrating, shouting, etc.
1. The crowd raised the roof when the winning goal was scored.
2. His mother raised the roof when he came home late.
• at an extremely high level
1. Ticket prices are through the roof.
• Verb
• to cover (something, such as a building) with a roof
1. We roofed over/in the patio.
2. Our house is roofed with asphalt shingles.