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Definition of
rip noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
rip
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
rɪp
/
/
[
usually singular
]
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1
a long tear in cloth, paper, etc.
2
=
rip current
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rip
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phrasal verb
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rip-off
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let rip
let something rip
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rip at
phrasal verb
rip up
phrasal verb
rip into
phrasal verb
rip off
phrasal verb
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let rip
let something rip
let rip (at somebody)
tear/rip somebody limb from limb
tear/rip the heart out of something
rip somebody/something apart/to shreds, etc.
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