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rip

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Definitions
noun

a dissolute man in fashionable society

noun

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

“there was a rip in his pants”

verb

take without the owner's consent

noun

a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

noun

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”

verb

tear or be torn violently

“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”

verb

criticize or abuse strongly and violently

“The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly”

verb

cut (wood) along the grain

verb

move precipitously or violently

“The tornado ripped along the coast”

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