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rips
noun(rip)
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Synonyms: blood, profligate, rake, rakehell, roue,
rips
noun(rip)
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Synonyms: rent, snag, split, tear,
Examples:
There was a rip in his pants.
rips
verb(rip)
take without the owner's consent
Synonyms: rip off, steal,
rips
noun(rip)
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Synonyms: countercurrent, crosscurrent, riptide, tide rip,
rips
noun(rip)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Synonyms: rent, split,
Examples:
He gave the envelope a vigorous rip.
rips
verb(rip)
tear or be torn violently
Synonyms: pull, rend, rive,
Examples:
The curtain ripped from top to bottom.
Pull the cooked chicken into strips.
rips
verb(rip)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
Examples:
The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly.
rips
verb(rip)
cut (wood) along the grain
rips
verb(rip)
move precipitously or violently
Examples:
The tornado ripped along the coast.

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