rip

rip
I UK [rɪp] / US verb
Word forms "rip":
present tense I/you/we/they rip he/she/it rips present participle ripping past tense ripped past participle ripped
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to tear something quickly and with a lot of force

Jodie ripped the letter open.

Stop pulling my shirt – you'll rip it.

rip something to shreds (= destroy something completely by tearing it):

Her skirt was ripped to shreds.

rip something on something:

I ripped my jeans on a sharp nail.

rip at:

The dog went wild, ripping at the tablecloth.

a) [intransitive] to be torn

It'll rip if you keep pulling it.

b) [transitive] to make a hole in something using force

A bolt of lightning had ripped a hole in the door.

2) [transitive] to remove something quickly by pulling hard
rip something out/from/off/away/down etc:

We've ripped out the old fireplace and put in a new one.

He ripped off his shirt and dived into the water.

Pictures had been ripped from the walls.

3) [transitive] to take something from someone in a way that seems unfair
rip something from someone:

She saw a second gold medal cruelly ripped from her grasp yesterday.

4) computing to copy music from a website or CD to a computer or hand-held device
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Phrasal verbs:
II UK [rɪp] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "rip":
singular rip plural rips
a hole in something produced by tearing

My shirt has a great big rip in it.


English dictionary. 2014.

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