verb, noun
verb (-pp-)
1 to tear sth or to become torn, often suddenly or violently:
[VN] I ripped my jeans on the fence. * The flags had been ripped in two. * The nail ripped a hole in my jacket. * [VN-ADJ] She ripped the letter open. * [V] I heard the tent rip.
2 [VN+adv./prep.] to remove sth quickly or violently, often by pulling it:
He ripped off his tie. * The carpet had been ripped from the stairs. * Half of the house was ripped away in the explosion.
IDIOMS
let rip (at sb) (informal) to speak or do sth with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control:
When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him. * The group let rip with a single from their new album.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for rip is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does rip appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — rip appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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