rip
🇺🇸
/rɪp/
🇬🇧
/rɪp/
verb
C1
to tear something apart
He ripped the paper in half.
C1
to pull something off quickly
The wind ripped the roof off the house.
R
to copy files from a CD or website
I need to rip these songs from the CD to my computer.
R
to convert text or images for display
The software can rip the document for printing.
noun
R
a long tear in material
There's a big rip in my jeans.
R
a strong ocean current moving away from shore
Swimmers should avoid the rip current.
translation
to tear something apart; to pull something off quickly; to copy files from a CD or website; to convert text or images for display
a long tear in material; a strong ocean current moving away from shore
Word Forms
Past
ripped
3rd Present
rips
Progressive
ripping
Perfect
ripped
Plural
rips