vverb.contacttear or be torn violentlySynset:pull rend rip rive
Examples:- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
Derivationally Related Form:rip
Hypernyms:bust rupture snap tear
Inherited Hypernyms:rendtearseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- the sheets (apply to: rip)
vverb.motionmove precipitously or violentlyExamples:- The tornado ripped along the coast
Hypernyms:buck charge shoot shoot down tear
Inherited Hypernyms:riptearrushtravel
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactcut (wood) along the grainHypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:ripcutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessiontake without the owner's consentSynset:rip rip off steal
Examples:- Someone stole my wallet on the train
- This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
Derivationally Related Form:stealingstealer
Hypernyms:take
Inherited Hypernyms:stealtake
Direct Hyponyms:abstractbagburglariseburglarizeburglecabbagecopdefalcateembezzlefilchglomheisthookhustleknock offliftlootmalversatemisappropriatenobblepeculatepilferpinchpirateplagiariseplagiarizepluckplunderpocketpurloinrobrollrustleshopliftsnarfsneaksnitchswipethievewalk off
Full Troponyms:burglarizecribembezzlefiddlehold uphookhustlelootmugpickpilferpirateplagiarizepocketrobrustleshopliftwalk off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody | They --- the money (apply to: steal)
vverb.communicationcriticize or abuse strongly and violentlyExamples:- The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly
Hypernyms:assail assault attack lash out round snipe
Inherited Hypernyms:ripattackknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
adj satadj.allresembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a treeSynset:rending splitting
Examples:- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
Antonyms:euphonious
Inherited Hypernyms:rending
Similar to:cacophonic cacophonous
adj satadj.allvery good; of the highest qualitySynset:excellent fantabulous first-class splendid
Examples:- made an excellent speech
- he was a splendid teacher
- a first-class mind
Antonyms:inferior
Derivationally Related Form:excelexcellencyexcellence
Inherited Hypernyms:excellent
Similar to:superior