noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
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noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
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- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
noun
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
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noun
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
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- he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
verb
tear or be torn violently
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Examples
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
verb
move precipitously or violently
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- The tornado ripped along the coast
verb
cut (wood) along the grain
verb
take without the owner's consent
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- Someone stole my wallet on the train
- This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
verb
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
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- The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly