adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of one who rips (in any sense).; The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The action of one who rips (in any sense).; Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain). countable, uncountable
3. 3
   The action of one who rips (in any sense).; The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control. Australia, countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The action of one who rips (in any sense).; The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rip form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
2. 2
   Excellent. dated, slang

   "“First-class place, Simla. Oh, ri—ipping!” said Bobby Wick, and ordered new white cord breeches on the strength of it."

Adjective

1. 1
   resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree wordnet
2. 2
   very good; of the highest quality wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

splittingabscissionace-highamputationbadbang up

Example

More examples

"He made heaps of money by ripping off naive suckers."

Related phrases

hard disk

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