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{
"term": "rip",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "rip",
"heSheIt": "rips"
},
"pastSimple": "ripped",
"pastParticiple": "ripped",
"ingForm": "ripping"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to tear something or to become torn, often suddenly or violently",
"sensetop": "rip (something)rip something + adj.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I ripped my jeans on the fence.",
"contextForm": "rip (something)"
},
{
"text": "The flags had been ripped in two."
},
{
"text": "The nail ripped a hole in my jacket."
},
{
"text": "I heard the tent rip."
},
{
"text": "She **ripped the letter open**.",
"contextForm": "rip something + adj."
},
{
"text": "He ripped open the plastic bag."
},
{
"text": "I ripped my coat on a nail."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to remove something quickly or violently, often by pulling it",
"sensetop": "rip something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He ripped off his tie."
},
{
"text": "The carpet had been ripped from the stairs."
},
{
"text": "Half of the house was ripped away in the explosion."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to copy sound or video files from a website or CD on to a computer",
"sensetop": "rip something",
"labels": "(computing)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Computers"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to change text or images into a form in which they can be displayed on a screen or printed",
"sensetop": "rip something",
"labels": "British English also(computing)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to go or allow something such as a car to go as fast as possible",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Once on the open road, he let rip."
},
{
"text": "Come on Steve—let her rip."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to do something or to allow something to happen as fast as possible",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This would cause inflation to let rip again."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him."
},
{
"text": "The group let rip with a single from their new album."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to destroy something; to criticize somebody very strongly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "countries ripped apart by fighting"
},
{
"text": "The dog had ripped a cushion to shreds."
},
{
"text": "The hounds fell on the fox and ripped it apart."
},
{
"text": "She'll rip you to pieces if you try to keep her cub from her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to destroy the most important part or aspect of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to attack somebody very violently",
"labels": "(often humorous)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪp/",
"audio": "ri/rip/rip__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪps/",
"audio": "ri/rip/rips__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪpt/",
"audio": "ri/rip/ripped__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrɪpɪŋ/",
"audio": "ri/rip/ripping__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪp/",
"audio": "ri/rip/rip__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪps/",
"audio": "ri/rip/rips__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪpt/",
"audio": "ri/rip/ripped__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrɪpɪŋ/",
"audio": "ri/rip/ripping__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "verb late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with the verb reap. The noun dates from the early 18th cent."
}