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Rarerips
The correct spelling is rips.
How to pronounce rips
noun
Say it like: Rip-s
The correct spelling is rips. A tear (in paper, etc.). 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
noun
- 1.A tear (in paper, etc.).
- 2.A type of tide or current.
- 3.A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- 4.A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- 5.(Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
verb
- 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.To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
- 3.To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- 4.To move quickly and destructively.
- 5.To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
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