ripverb
uk/rɪp/us/rɪp/-pp-rip verb (TEAR)
B2 [ I or T ] to pull apart; to tear or be torn violently and quickly:
C1 [ T + adv/prep ] to remove something quickly, without being careful:
More examples
- I've ripped my trousers - can you stitch them up for me?
- The sleeve of my jacket (got) caught on the door handle and ripped.
- Rip the basil leaves into pieces and sprinkle them over the salad.
- The eagle uses its beak to rip the meat from the carcass.
- She ripped her dress on a nail that was protruding from the bench.
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fragmented
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull sth apart
- rent
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
- torn
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rip verb (COPY)
[ T ] to copy pictures or sounds from a CD or DVD onto a computer:
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- derivative
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- leaf
- pirate
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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Phrasal verb(s)
ripnoun [ C ]
uk/rɪp/us/rɪp/plural -pp-rip noun [ C ] (TEAR)
a tear in a piece of cloth or paper:
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fragmented
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull sth apart
- rent
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
- torn
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rip noun [ C ] (COPY)
a copy of a CD or DVD that you make on a computer:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- derivative
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- leaf
- pirate
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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