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   rip

   /rɪp/

   verb

   • 1. tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone: "a fan tried to rip his trousers off during a show" Similar tearsnatchjerktugwrenchwrestpriseforceheavehauldragpulltwistpeelpluckgrabseizeinformal:yank
   • ▪ make a long tear or cut in: "you've ripped my jacket"
   • ▪ make (a hole) by force: "the truck was struck by lightning and had a hole ripped out of its roof" Similar tearslitcutgashcleaveslashclawsavagemanglemutilatehackliterary:rend
   • ▪ come violently apart; tear: "the skirt of her frock ripped"
   • 2. move forcefully and rapidly: "fire ripped through her bungalow"
   • 3. scold or criticize harshly: informal North American "she ripped him for not being more thorough"
   • 4. use a program to copy (material from a CD or DVD) on to a computer's hard drive.

   noun

   • 1. a long tear or cut: "there was a rip in his sweatshirt"
   • ▪ an act of tearing something forcibly: "he seemed to be saying with each rip of a page—how dare she enjoy reading books?"
   • 2. a fraud or swindle; a rip-off. informal North American

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with the verb reap. The noun dates from the early 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • I

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   • P

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