rip
/rˈɪp/
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Definitions
Noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
Noun
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Noun
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Verb
tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
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move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
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cut (wood) along the grain
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criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"