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rip

//ɹɪp//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for rip

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Forms

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
rip
past (v2)
ripped
past participle (v3)
ripped
present participle
ripping
3rd person singular
rips

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
rips

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

  2. 2.To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

    • My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.

  3. 3.To remove violently or wrongly.

    • A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.

  4. 4.To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.

    • He'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A tear (in paper, etc.).

  2. 2.A type of strong, rough tide or current.

  3. 3.A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.(slang)

  4. 4.A hit (dose) of marijuana.(slang)

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3422

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Synonyms

Etymology

From Middle English rippen, from earlier ryppen (“to pluck”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rupjaną, *ruppōną, intensive of *raupijaną, causative of Proto-Indo-European *roub- ~ *reub-, variant of *Hrewp- (“to break”).

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