rip
/ɹɪp/ noun C2- A tear (in paper, etc.).
- A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.
- A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc. · Some of these CD rips don't sound very good: what bitrate did you use?
- A fart.
- Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
Plural rips
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- rip along To rush headlong.
- rip apart To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
- rip down To dismantle or demolish (something).
- rip into To verbally attack or criticise.
- rip off To pull off by ripping.
- rip on To mock; to ridicule.
- rip out To remove by ripping
- rip up To destroy by ripping.
From the library
I already knew that the papers were probably in the room, but I had no desire to rip up all the planking and skirting in search of them.
Other matches
- rip To divide or separate the parts of B2
- rip A worthless horse C2
- RIP Repeat-induced point mutation, a process by whi... C2
- RIP Expressing disappointment at the fact that some... C2
- rip along To rush headlong.
- rip apart To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions o...
- rip down To dismantle or demolish
- rip into To verbally attack or criticise.
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