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rip

Main Entry:: ¹rip
Pronunciation:: \ˈrip\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ripped; rip·ping
Etymology:: Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb1 a: to tear or split apart or open b: to saw or split (wood) with the grain2: to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade3: to hit sharply <ripped a double to left field>4: to utter violently : spit out <ripped out an oath>5: criticize, disparageintransitive verb1: to become ripped : rend2: to rush headlong <ripped past second base>

synonyms see tear

— rip into

: to tear into : attack

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