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rips

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1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
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rips

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, rips is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofrips

1noun
  • A tear (in paper, etc.).
  • A type of tide or current.
  • A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
  • A hit (dose) of marijuana.
  • (Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
  • Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
  • Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
  • Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.
  • A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
1verb
  • 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.

    Example: "to rip a garment; to rip up a floor"

  • To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

    Example: "My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble."

  • To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
  • To move quickly and destructively.
  • To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
  • To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
  • (narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
  • To fart.
  • To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
  • To steal; to rip off.
  • To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
  • To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
  • To surf extremely well.
1noun
  • A wicker basket for fish.
1noun
  • A worthless horse; a nag.
  • An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
1noun
  • A handful of unthreshed grain.

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