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31rip·tide — /ˈrıpˌtaıd/ noun, pl tides [count] : a strong usually narrow current of water that flows away from a shore …
32rip cord — noun Date: 1907 1. a cord by which the gasbag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent 2. a cord or wire pulled in making a descent to release a parachute out of its… …
33rip current — noun Date: 1936 a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind driven water …
34rip-off — noun Date: 1969 1. an act or instance of stealing ; theft; also a financial exploitation 2. a usually cheap exploitive imitation …
35Rip van Winkle — noun Date: circa 1820 a ne er do well in a story in Washington Irving s Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years …
36rip box — noun A high end computer used for ripping (decoding) DVDs and converting them into various formats, using ripping and encoding software …
37rip tide — noun An alternative spelling of riptide …
38rip current — noun an intermittent strong surface current flowing seaward from the shore …
39rip tide — noun another term for rip2 …
40rip-off — noun informal 1》 an article that is greatly overpriced. 2》 an inferior imitation …
