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rip

/ rip /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Type of:
turbulence turbulency
noun Sense 2
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
"there was a rip in his pants"
"she had snags in her stockings"
Type of:
opening gap
Derived:
tear rupture snap bust cleave
verb Sense 3
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
"The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
Type of:
attack round assail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
cut (wood) along the grain
Type of:
cut
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
move precipitously or violently
"The tornado ripped along the coast"
Type of:
tear shoot shoot down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
"he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Type of:
tear
Derived:
cleave split rive rend pull
verb Sense 7
tear or be torn violently
"The curtain ripped from top to bottom"
"pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Type of:
tear rupture snap
Derived:
rent split snag tear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 8
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Type of:
libertine debauchee rounder
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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turbulence turbulency opening gap attack round assail cut tear shoot shoot down rupture