Collocations for "ripped"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ripped" in context.
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rip
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- a rip in the [dress, curtain, fabric, shirt]
- [jeans, pants] full of rips and tears
- your [jeans] have a rip in them
- my [jeans] got a rip in them (when)
- my [jeans] have a rip in the [knee, back]
- a rip in the fabric of [time, space]
- heard the rip of [Velcro®, a strap, a page]
- [caught, rode] the rip of the wave
- felt a rip of [back, leg, shoulder] pain
- a [CD, DVD, movie] rip
- slang: that [steak, car, product] is a total rip!
- slang: that's a total rip!
- rip up the [fine, newspaper, paper]
- rip the [fine] up
- rip open the [package, envelope, letter]
- rip the [package] open
- rip apart the [package, ribbons, bundles]
- rip the [package] apart
- rip to [pieces, shreds]
- her [jeans, shirt, sock] ripped
- she ripped her [jeans] (off)
- rip [a page, an article, a coupon] out of a magazine
- the [page] had been ripped out
- the [force, bullet, impact] ripped a hole
- slang: they ripped him off
- slang: he was ripped off
- informal: rip into [him, the proposal, the plan]
- informal: ripped his head off
- informal: ripped off his head
- informal: rip your [heart, guts] out
- informal: rip out your [heart]
- informal: rip through the [answers, cards, questions]
- informal: the [car, motorcycle, train] ripped along
- rip and tear
'ripped' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):