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rip

/ɹɪp/

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A tear (in paper, etc.).

Examples :

"The old textbook had a large rip in its cover. "

material stationery

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A type of tide or current.

Examples :

"The strong rip pulled the boat away from the shore. "

nautical ocean sailing geography

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A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.

Examples :

"The teacher's announcement about the surprise test was a total rip—nobody expected it, and it was a complete waste of time. "

entertainment media culture event action

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A hit (dose) of marijuana.

Examples :

"After school, he took a rip and felt relaxed. "

substance entertainment culture

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(Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.

Examples :

"He received a rip on his history assignment for failing to cite his sources. "

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Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.

Examples :

"That new phone is a rip; it's way too expensive for its features. "

business economy value

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Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

Examples :

"I made a rip of the music video from YouTube so I could watch it later without internet. "

technology computing sound media electronics

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Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.

Examples :

"The student's essay was a blatant rip-off of another student's work. "

property business literature

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A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.

Examples :

"The musician played a beautiful rip before the high note in the song. "

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To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

Examples :

"to rip a garment; to rip up a floor"

action material

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To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

Examples :

"My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble."

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To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.

Examples :

"The child ripped a hole in his shirt trying to climb the tree. "

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To move quickly and destructively.

Examples :

"The storm ripped through the town, damaging many houses. "

action disaster

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To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully ripped the plank of wood to get a straight edge for the shelf. "

technical material work industry

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To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

Examples :

"I need to rip the music video off YouTube to my phone so I can watch it on the bus. "

computing technology internet media electronics

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(narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.

Examples :

"Before the party, he ripped a joint. "

substance action entertainment

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Examples :

"During the boring meeting, John ripped loudly. "

body physiology

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To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)

Examples :

"The teacher ripped on the student's poorly-written essay, pointing out several flaws. "

communication language attitude entertainment

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To steal; to rip off.

Examples :

"The dishonest student ripped off the answers to the test. "

business economy finance action

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To move or act fast, to rush headlong.

Examples :

"The students ripped through the test questions, trying to finish before the bell rang. "

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To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.

Examples :

"The detective ripped apart the suspect's statement to find inconsistencies. "

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To surf extremely well.

Examples :

"The surfer ripped down the wave, effortlessly carving through the water. "

sport action entertainment sailing

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A wicker basket for fish.

Examples :

"The fisherman carried his catch in a large rip. "

utensil fish nautical item

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A worthless horse; a nag.

Examples :

"My uncle's old rip of a horse wouldn't even carry a small child. "

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An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.

Examples :

"The notorious rip at the school dance was known for his bad behavior and dishonesty. "

moral character person

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A handful of unthreshed grain.

Examples :

"The farmer used the rip to feed his chickens. "

agriculture food