rip


Definition: Meaning of, rip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rip ripped ripped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ripping rips
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to tear something or be torn quickly and violently
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  2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something quickly and violently, using your hands
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  3. rip something/somebody to shreds to destroy something or damage it badly by tearing it in many places
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  4. rip something/somebody to shreds informal to strongly criticize someone, or criticize their opinions, remarks, behaviour etc
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  5. let rip informal to speak or behave violently or emotionally
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  6. let it/her rip informal to make a car, boat etc go as fast as it can
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Singular Plural
rip rips
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  1. a long tear or cut
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RIP


Definition: Meaning of, RIP in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɑːrʌɪˈpiː /

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  1. the abbreviation of Rest in Peace, written on a GRAVESTONE
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RIP used in phrases

  • Rip van Winkle
    1. the main character in a story by Washington IRVING, who sleeps for 20 years and finds that the world has changed a lot when he wakes up
  • Van Winkle, Rip
  • Winkle, Rip Van
  • let rip (verb)
    1. informal talk rapidly and angrily
  • rip current (noun)
    1. a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
  • rip out (verb)
    1. burst out with a violent or profane utterance
  • rip-off (noun)
    1. informal something that is unreasonably expensive
    2. music, art, films etc that are rip-offs copy something else without admitting that they are copies
  • rip-roaring
    1. exciting and full of energy
  • tide rip (noun)
    1. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
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RIP used in phrasal verbs

  • rip apart (phrasal verb)
    1. rip something apart to destroy something completely
  • rip into (phrasal verb)
    1. rip into someone to criticize someone very severely
  • rip off (phrasal verb)
    1. to cheat someone, especially by charging them too much money for something
    2. to steal something
  • rip through (phrasal verb)
    1. rip through something if something such as a fire, storm, or bomb rips through a place, it damages or destroys the place very quickly
  • rip up (phrasal verb)
    1. to tear something into small pieces
    2. informal to decide that something such as a plan or an agreement is useless and stop using it
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