{
    "term": "rip",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "rip",
            "heSheIt": "rips"
        },
        "pastSimple": "ripped",
        "pastParticiple": "ripped",
        "ingForm": "ripping"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to tear something or to become torn, often suddenly or violently",
            "sensetop": "rip (something)rip something + adj.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I ripped my jeans on the fence.",
                    "contextForm": "rip (something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flags had been ripped in two."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The nail ripped a hole in my jacket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard the tent rip."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **ripped the letter open**.",
                    "contextForm": "rip something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ripped open the plastic bag."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I ripped my coat on a nail."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to remove something quickly or violently, often by pulling it",
            "sensetop": "rip something + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He ripped off his tie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The carpet had been ripped from the stairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Half of the house was ripped away in the explosion."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to copy sound or video files from a website or CD on to a computer",
            "sensetop": "rip something",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to change text or images into a form in which they can be displayed on a screen or printed",
            "sensetop": "rip something",
            "labels": "British English also(computing)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to go or allow something such as a car to go as fast as possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Once on the open road, he let rip."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come on Steve—let her rip."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to do something or to allow something to happen as fast as possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This would cause inflation to let rip again."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The group let rip with a single from their new album."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to destroy something; to criticize somebody very strongly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "countries ripped apart by fighting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog had ripped a cushion to shreds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hounds fell on the fox and ripped it apart."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She'll rip you to pieces if you try to keep her cub from her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to destroy the most important part or aspect of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to attack somebody very violently",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪp/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/rip__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪps/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/rips__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪpt/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/ripped__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/ripping__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪp/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/rip__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪps/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/rips__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪpt/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/ripped__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/rip/ripping__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with the verb reap. The noun dates from the early 18th cent."
}