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rips

/rɪps/

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A tear (in paper, etc.).

Examples :

"The old book had many rips on its cover and pages. "

material stationery

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A type of tide or current.

Examples :

""Experienced boaters know to avoid the rips near the rocky shore, as they can be dangerous." "

nautical ocean sailing

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A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.

Examples :

"The politician's promise to lower taxes while secretly investing in a private jet was a real rips, making him look foolish and untrustworthy. "

entertainment action event style media society

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A hit (dose) of marijuana.

Examples :

""After work, he took a few rips from his vape to relax." "

substance entertainment culture

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

Examples :

"Several boys received rips for failing to complete their Latin translation on time. "

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Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.

Examples :

"That parking fee near the stadium is a complete rips; $50 for just a few hours! "

value economy business

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

Examples :

"My older brother has a lot of music rips from his old CDs on his computer. "

computing technology media sound electronics internet

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Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.

Examples :

""The professor failed the student for handing in work full of rips from Wikipedia." "

property culture literature

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

Examples :

"The violinist played a quick rip before the high note in the sonata. "

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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 wind ripped the paper from the student's hands. "

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To move quickly and destructively.

Examples :

"The strong wind rips through the trees, tearing leaves from their branches. "

action disaster energy nature

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To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully rips the board to make it the right width for the shelf. "

technical work material industry

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

Examples :

"He rips his favorite songs from CDs to his computer so he can listen to them on his phone. "

technology computing media electronics internet device machine communication

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

Examples :

"After a long day at work, he rips a quick one-hitter to unwind. "

substance action entertainment

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verb

Examples :

"He ripped one during the quiet test, and everyone looked around. "

body physiology

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

Examples :

"The older brother always rips on his little sister for her messy room. "

attitude communication language

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To steal; to rip off.

Examples :

"The salesman ripped off the customer, charging twice the usual price for the computer. "

economy law business

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To move or act fast, to rush headlong.

Examples :

"The dog rips across the yard to catch the frisbee. "

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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 open the suspect's suitcase to find the missing jewelry. "

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To surf extremely well.

Examples :

""Kai rips at Mavericks; he's always catching the biggest waves and pulling off incredible maneuvers." "

sport nautical sailing ocean

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A wicker basket for fish.

Examples :

"After a long day on the lake, the fisherman emptied his catch of trout from the rips into a larger container. "

item utensil fish

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A worthless horse; a nag.

Examples :

"That old rips we use for farm work is slow and needs constant encouragement. "

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An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.

Examples :

"Everyone in town knew John was a rips; he'd cheat anyone out of their money and then disappear. "

character person moral

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A handful of unthreshed grain.

Examples :

"After cutting the wheat, the farmer gathered the rips into larger bundles for threshing. "

agriculture plant food