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rip
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of RIP
1
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it <the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth>
2
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) <you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife>
3
to proceed or move quickly <the car went ripping down the road>
Synonyms barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
Related Words beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline
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