Related / Similar Words:
rent, split, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent, snag, tear, rake, profligate, blood, roue, rend, rive, pull Definition: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip";a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current;an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings";a dissolute man in fashionable society;criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly";tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips";cut (wood) along the grain;move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"; Derivational Morphology:
cleave, split, rive, rend, pull, tear, rupture, snap, bust, rent, snag
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