rip : Idioms & Phrases

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rip current

  • noun a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
    riptide.
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rip off

  • verb deprive somebody of something by deceit
    cheat; chisel.
    • The con-man beat me out of $50
    • This salesman ripped us off!
    • we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
    • They chiseled me out of my money
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rip out

  • verb burst out with a violent or profane utterance
    • ripped out a vicious oath
    • ripped out with an oath
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rip up

  • verb tear into shreds
    tear up; shred.
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rip van winkle

  • noun a person oblivious to social changes
  • noun a person who sleeps a lot
  • noun the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens
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rip-off

  • noun the act of stealing
    heist.
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rip-roaring

  • adjective satellite uncontrollably noisy
    rackety; uproarious.
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ripping bar

  • noun a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails
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Ripping chisel

  • noun a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises
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  • (Carp.), a crooked chisel for cleaning out mortises. Knight.
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Ripping iron

  • . (Shipbuilding) Same as Ravehook.
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Ripping saw

  • . (Carp.) See Ripsaw.
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Tide rip

  • noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
    crosscurrent; riptide; rip; countercurrent.
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  • a body of water made rough by the conflict of opposing tides or currents.
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To rip out

  • to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an oath. Colloq. See To rap out, under Rap, v. t.
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