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11rip-roaring — rip ,roaring adjective only before noun INFORMAL very lively and exciting: The show was a rip roaring success …
12rip-off — noun slang (Stress on rip ) An act of stealing or burglary. Those food prices are so high, it s almost a rip off …
13rip|off — or rip off «RIHP F, OF», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. a theft or robbery. 2. something that exploits a popular trend or interest …
14rip|tide — «RIHP TYD», noun. a strong, narrow surface current which flows rapidly away from the shore usually at a right angle to it; rip current. A riptide flows against another current, usually causing a violent disturbance …
15rip somebody off — ˌrip sbˈoff derived usually passive (informal) to cheat sb, by making them pay too much, by selling them sth of poor quality, etc • Tourists complain of being ripped off by local cab drivers. related noun ↑rip off …
16rip tide — ˌrip ˈtide 7 [rip tide] noun an area of fast rough water in the sea or a river, where two or more currents meet …
17rip-off — noun a) A bad deal; an unfair price or rate. b) A theft or robbery. Ant: bargain See Also …
18rip — index lancinate, rend, split (noun), split (verb) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19rip and read — noun Journalism Colloquial the system of taking news stories from a primary source, such as a wire service, and broadcasting them or posting them verbatim on another news service. Also, rip n read …
20rip-off — ► NOUN informal 1) an article that is greatly overpriced. 2) an inferior imitation …
