Word Finder - rips

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A tear (in paper, etc.).

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A type of tide or current.

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A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.

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A hit (dose) of marijuana.

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(Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.

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Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.

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Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

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Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.

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A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.

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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.

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to rip a garment; to rip up a floor

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To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

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My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.

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To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.

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To move quickly and destructively.

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To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

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To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

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(narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.

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To fart.

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To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)

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To steal; to rip off.

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To move or act fast, to rush headlong.

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To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.

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To surf extremely well.

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A wicker basket for fish.

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A worthless horse; a nag.

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An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.

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A handful of unthreshed grain.

Just after eight a particularly ferocious blast rips the tent apart.

Tide races and tide rips are evident in Cardigan Bay.

Take them off with the same extreme care to avoid rips.

The Sinai rips the facade off - the shy creature can become the leader.

Fish products should be free of imperfections, rips and tears, with eyes that are not glassy but translucent.

If your sofa has stains or rips on the cushions, there are many different options you can use to get your sofa back in good shape.

When it comes to ripped jeans, note that the "rips" are much smaller than they were in the 1980's.

Instead of rips at the knees, you'll find strategically placed holes around the front pockets and hips of the jeans.

Keep in mind that even a mildly daring dress can be enhanced by adding some slits, rips, or unusual beading.

You'll want the rental agent to note any stains or rips so you won't be held accountable when you return the garments.

Some damage, such as sand and seawater, is potentially repairable, while paint splashes, rips and grease stains are not.

Consignment store garments are carefully inspected for stains and rips prior to being offered to customers.

Look for high-quality fabrics with securely attached buttons and no rips or tears.

When shopping for used kid's clothing, make sure the item is free of stains, rips or other blemishes.

Before you buy, however, examine the jeans closely, looking for rips and tears, stains and faded areas.

Flannel pajamas should have as much topstitching as possible, because it will reinforce seams for children who enjoy playing in their pajamas, which leads to rips.

Flannel pajamas are comfortable and relatively easy to care for, so you definitely don't want to complicate things by having to deal with rips and tears on flannel nightwear.

Since craft stores have a lot of fashionable iron-on patches, you can have your kid pick them out and put them on rips with you as a team.

This means your denim shouldn't have tears or rips.

Ask the salesperson if there are any rips, tears, holes, stains or snags in the dress fabric.

Make sure the color is flattering and that there are no rips, tears or soil on new items.

Even after a few rips, plus size fishnet lingerie can still be put to good use.

And if it's already been ripped, you won't mind a few more rips - all in a good cause, of course.

The jeans might even have endearing rips in the knees.

Take charge of a number of unique weapons and stare in awe as you reverse gravity and travel through rips in space-time to fight the fiends.

In fact, he rips his shirt open in his pre-fight intro, and when he matches up with Hugo, they engage in a stare down not unlike that of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant in Wrestlemania III.

To further mitigate the pain of a waxing treatment, make sure the esthetician rips the wax strips off as quickly as possible.

The website claims that lifeguards have used the same pair of Birdwells for as long as ten years without any rips or fading.

This way, you can carefully inspect the bathing suit for rips and tears, and even inquire as to why its been discounted.

All appliances, electronics and equipment should be in working condition and any article of clothing should be clean and free from rips.

If severe damage does occur such as rips or stubborn stains, a leather specialist may be needed to restore your bag to its former glory.

Pick any one of your favorite denim washes, but make sure they are clean, without whiskers, rips, or other embellishments.

Cut out the outline as cleanly as possible; jagged edges or rips will show on the skin.

Look for stains, rips and tears and if possible, try the items on before you buy--they may not be returnable.

To get the most for your money, thoroughly inspect the garment before purchasing for loose seams or rips and make sure you follow the laundering directions.

You know how you see a movie where a guy rips someone's panties off or something?

This is the most inexpensive of materials since it tends to tear, or "run," causing unsightly rips.

The mechanical model rips away the fantasy that everything is real and looks like a Disneyland attraction rather than a Hollywood effect for a blockbuster movie.

But even his goodness is no match for the ring's seduction and he nearly falls victim to it if not for Gollum's attack, which rips the ring away plunging both Gollum and the ring into the fires of Mordor.

There's nothing worse for the natural nail than the scratches, rips and tears that result when artificial nails are improperly removed.

Keep a manicure repair kit handy to deal with splits and rips.

With few exceptions, if the equipment you're looking at doesn't have any obvious cracks or rips, it's just as good as the day it was first used.

Keep a repair kit on hand to solve small rips and runs as they occur, because they will only get bigger if unaddressed.