adjective
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
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- ripe peaches
- full-bodied mature wines
adjective
fully prepared or eager
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ripe(p)
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- the colonists were ripe for revolution
adjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
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- a good time to plant tomatoes
- the right time to act
- the time is ripe for great sociological changes
adjective
at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
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- a ripe mind
adjective
far along in time
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- a man of advanced age
- advanced in years
- a ripe old age
- the ripe age of 90
verb
tear or be torn violently
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- 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
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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