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rip
/ɹɪp/
noun
A tear (in paper, etc.).
A type of tide or current.
A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
Synonymstear
verb
To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
"to rip a garment; to rip up a floor"
To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
"My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble."
To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
Synonymstear
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