verb Download 🔗Share 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 process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts. Examples : "My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble." action part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain. Examples : "The carpenter is ripping the plank to make thinner strips for the fence. " technical work material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk. Examples : "The music lover spent the afternoon occupied with the ripping of his favorite CDs to his computer. " computing media technology process electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain). Examples : "The carpenter used the ripping from the oak plank to create the thin decorative trim. " material technical building industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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