rip
rip /r'ɪp/ (rips ripping ripped)
1 [VERB] V, V n
When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife.
I felt the banner rip as we were pushed in opposite directions...
I tried not to rip the paper as I unwrapped it.
= tear
2 [N-COUNT]
A rip is a long cut or split in something made of cloth or paper.
Looking at the rip in her new dress, she flew into a rage.
= tear
3 [VERB] V n with adv, V n prep
If you rip something away, you remove it quickly and forcefully.
He ripped away a wire that led to the alarm button...
He ripped the phone from her hand.
= tear
4 [VERB] V prep/adv
If something rips into someone or something or rips through them, it enters that person or thing so quickly and forcefully that it often goes completely through them.
A volley of bullets ripped into the facing wall...
= tear
5 [PHRASE] let inflects
If you let rip, you do something forcefully and without trying to control yourself. (INFORMAL)
Turn the guitars up full and let rip...
6 [PHRASE] let inflects
If you let something rip, you do it as quickly or as forcefully as possible. You can say `let it rip' or `let her rip' to someone when you want them to make a vehicle go as fast as it possibly can.
The ecological disaster is partly a product of letting everything rip in order to increase production.rip off
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged. (INFORMAL)
The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you off by not passing along savings on interest rates...
The airlines have been accused of ripping off customers.
see also rip-offrip up
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you rip something up, you tear it into small pieces.
If we wrote I think he would rip up the letter...
She took every photograph of me that was in our house and ripped it up.
= tear up
1 [VERB] V, V n
When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife.
I felt the banner rip as we were pushed in opposite directions...
I tried not to rip the paper as I unwrapped it.
= tear
2 [N-COUNT]
A rip is a long cut or split in something made of cloth or paper.
Looking at the rip in her new dress, she flew into a rage.
= tear
3 [VERB] V n with adv, V n prep
If you rip something away, you remove it quickly and forcefully.
He ripped away a wire that led to the alarm button...
He ripped the phone from her hand.
= tear
4 [VERB] V prep/adv
If something rips into someone or something or rips through them, it enters that person or thing so quickly and forcefully that it often goes completely through them.
A volley of bullets ripped into the facing wall...
= tear
5 [PHRASE] let inflects
If you let rip, you do something forcefully and without trying to control yourself. (INFORMAL)
Turn the guitars up full and let rip...
6 [PHRASE] let inflects
If you let something rip, you do it as quickly or as forcefully as possible. You can say `let it rip' or `let her rip' to someone when you want them to make a vehicle go as fast as it possibly can.
The ecological disaster is partly a product of letting everything rip in order to increase production.rip off
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged. (INFORMAL)
The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you off by not passing along savings on interest rates...
The airlines have been accused of ripping off customers.
see also rip-offrip up
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you rip something up, you tear it into small pieces.
If we wrote I think he would rip up the letter...
She took every photograph of me that was in our house and ripped it up.
= tear up