ripped

1. 1
   adjective

   Torn in part or all the way through, leaving holes or rough edges.

   Like a piece of paper pulled apart so it no longer holds together.

   Her ripped jeans showed the scraped knee underneath.

   The curtains looked ripped where the cat had clawed them.

   Similartorn, split, tattered, ragged

   Oppositeintact

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of rip. Use it for tearing that already happened.

   She ripped the letter in half before reading it.

   They ripped open the box to find the gift inside.

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3. 3
   adjective

   So lean that the muscles show clearly, with very little body fat.

   Like a statue where you can see every muscle carved into the stone.

   After months of training, he got really ripped.

   Her ripped abs were the result of a strict diet and daily workouts.

   Similarshredded, toned, muscular, chiseled, buff

   Oppositeflabby

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4. 4
   adjectiveslang

   Drunk after having too much alcohol.

   By midnight he was totally ripped and could barely stand.

   She got ripped at the party and called a cab home.

   Similardrunk, wasted, hammered, plastered, smashed

   Oppositesober

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5. 5
   adjective

   Copied or taken from someone else's work without permission.

   Like copying someone's homework and saying it is your own.

   The ripped song spread online before the album came out.

   These tracks are clearly ripped, not bought or licensed.

   Similarpirated, stolen, bootleg, plagiarized

   Oppositeoriginal

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6. 6
   adjective

   Copied from a CD or DVD onto a computer's hard drive.

   Like copying a song from a disc onto your phone to play later.

   All my ripped CDs are stored in one folder.

   These songs are ripped, so they play without the disc.

7. 7
   adjective

   Pulled away from something with sudden, strong force.

   Like a plant yanked out of the ground, roots and all.

   The ripped wires dangled from the dashboard after the crash.

   He stared at the ripped handle lying on the floor.

   Similartorn

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