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