Verb She ripped the fabric in half. He ripped open the package. The dog ripped the pillow to shreds . The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall. Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob. I ripped the poster off the wall. The sink had been ripped from the wall. He ripped the page out of the magazine. She ripped off her mask. He ripped the letter from my hands. See More
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Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk