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- pronunciation:
- rIp
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- let rip, rip into, rip off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
rips, ripping, ripped |
| definition 1: |
to cut open, off, or apart roughly and forcefully; tear.
The nail ripped my shirt.- synonyms:
- lacerate, rend, rive, sever, split, tear
- similar words:
- cleave, cut, gash, knife, lacerate, mangle, pull, sever, shred, slash, snag, split
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| definition 2: |
to saw (wood) along the direction of the grain.
- similar words:
- saw
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| related words: |
claw, lacerate, savage, strip, tear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be cut open or apart roughly and vigorously; tear or split.
The curtain will rip if you pull too hard.- synonyms:
- split, tear
- similar words:
- bust, cleave, cut, rupture, shred
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| phrase: |
let rip, rip into, rip off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the result of ripping or the place where it has occurred; tear; cut.
He has a rip in the seat of his pants.- synonyms:
- gash, hole, rent, rift, slash, split, tear
- similar words:
- cut, gash, slash, slit, split
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| definition 2: |
an act or instance of ripping.
The nurse removed the bandage with a rip.- synonyms:
- slash, split, tear
- similar words:
- pull
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| related words: |
pull |
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| derivation: |
rippable (adj.) |
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