rip
/rɪp/
verb
- To tear or pull something apart quickly and forcefully.
- He ripped the envelope open to read the letter.
- The strong wind ripped the flag into two pieces.
- She accidentally ripped her dress on a nail.
- To remove something quickly and roughly.
- They ripped the old wallpaper off the wall.
- The thief ripped the purse from her hand.
- He ripped the page out of the notebook.
- To move very fast and forcefully.
- The ball ripped past the goalkeeper into the net.
- A loud roar ripped through the quiet forest.
- The motorcycle ripped down the empty highway.
noun
- A long tear or cut in cloth, paper, or other material.
- She sewed up the rip in the curtain.
- The envelope had a small rip along the edge.
- There was a rip in the knee of his jeans.
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