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rip

rip
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rip]
    • /rɪp/
    • /rɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rip]
    • /rɪp/

Definitions of rip word

  • verb with object rip to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet. 1
  • verb with object rip to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip bark from a tree. 1
  • verb with object rip to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain. 1
  • verb with object rip Digital Technology. to copy (audio or video files from a CD, DVD, or website) to a hard drive or mobile device, typically by extracting the raw data and changing the file format in the process: Can you rip this CD for me? See also DAE. 1
  • verb without object rip to become torn apart or split open: Cheap cloth rips easily. 1
  • verb without object rip Informal. to move with violence or great speed: The sports car ripped along in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes. 1

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Origin of rip

First appearance:

before 1470
One of the 25% oldest English words
1470-80; 1960-65 for def 10; obscurely akin to Frisian rippe, dialectal Dutch rippen; compare dialectal English ripple to scratch

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rip

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rip popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rip usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rip

verb rip

  • altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
  • bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
  • barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.

noun rip

  • bacchanalia — orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
  • cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
  • field day — a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
  • fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
  • kerf — a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.

Antonyms for rip

verb rip

  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.

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