rip
Pull violently apart
The noun and verb rip imply a ragged separation, one brought about by tearing rather than cutting.
If something forceful like a tornado or explosion rips through a place, it leaves damage in its wake.
Animals’ claws can rip the flesh from their prey.
To rip off means to steal, and this sense is borrowed when you rip a CD or DVD – you copy the content, perhaps without proper permission.
A rip is the action or the result of ripping.
Rapid movement or magnification
- raceCompetition of speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- flyTwo-winged buzzing insect
- tearTo pull apart
hurtle · barrel · blast · bolt · streak · rocket · zip · whiz
Subsurface seaward current
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- pullForce toward oneself
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- swimmerOne who moves through water
danger · drift · channel · sweep · undercurrent · coastal · beach · drowning
Fraudulent overcharge
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
imitation · fake · replica · clone · duplicate · forgery · copycat · stolen
Fraudulent overcharge
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- fleeceWool still on sheep
gouge · overcharge · defraud · con · hustle · bilk · exploit · dupe
shred
Torn fragment
slash · gash · split · rupture · sever · tatter · fray · mangle · pierce · cleave
zoom
Rapid movement or magnification
tear · hurtle · barrel · blast · bolt · streak · rocket · zip · whiz · dash
undertow
Subsurface seaward current
swimmer · danger · drift · channel · sweep · undercurrent · coastal · beach · drowning · lifeguard
ripoff
Fraudulent overcharge
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
counterfeit · imitation · fake · replica · clone · duplicate · forgery · copycat · stolen · infringement
ripoff
Fraudulent overcharge
fleece · gouge · overcharge · defraud · con · hustle · bilk · exploit · dupe · shortchange
slam
Forceful impact or closure
denounce · condemn · tear apart · lay into · pan · flay · decry · disparage · censure · castigate
ripsaw
Blade for with-grain cuts
fence · plank · lumber · board · cut · crosscut · straightedge · sawblade · joinery
- rip offDefraud or overcharge
- ripped offDefrauded or overcharged
- rip upDestroy by tearing apart
- rip outRemove by forceful tearing
- ripping offCheating or overcharging
- seam ripperThread-cutting sewing tool
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