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ripped

The correct spelling is ripped.

How to pronounce ripped

/ɹɪpt/
verb

IPA: /ɹɪpt/

Say it like: Rip-ped

The correct spelling is ripped. 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. For example: "to rip a garment; to rip up a floor"

Usage Examples

to rip a garment; to rip up a floor

My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
  3. 3.To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
  4. 4.To move quickly and destructively.
  5. 5.To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

adjective

  1. 1.Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.
  2. 2.Pulled away from forcefully.
  3. 3.In data storage, transferred to a hard disk from another portable media form.
  4. 4.Copied or stolen usually from an identified source.
  5. 5.Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles.

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