rip apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rip apart : present tense I/you/we/they rip apart he/she/it rips apart present participle ripping apart past tense ripped apart past participle ripped apart rip something apart to destroy something completely… … English dictionary
rip apart — rip into pieces … English contemporary dictionary
rip apart — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something rips people apart, it causes them to quarrel or fight so seriously that they can no longer be friends. [V n P (not pron)] He said that communal carnage was ripping the country apart... [V n P (not pron)] To have… … English dictionary
rip — rip1 [rıp] v past tense and past participle ripped present participle ripping [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Flemish rippen to tear off roughly ] 1.) [I and T] to tear something or be torn quickly and violently ▪ Her clothes had all been … Dictionary of contemporary English
rip — [[t]rɪ̱p[/t]] rips, ripping, ripped 1) V ERG When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife. I felt the banner rip as we were pushed in opposite directions... [V n] I tried not to rip … English dictionary
rip — I UK [rɪp] / US verb Word forms rip : present tense I/you/we/they rip he/she/it rips present participle ripping past tense ripped past participle ripped ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to tear something quickly and with a lot of force Jodie… … English dictionary
rip — rip1 [rip] vt. ripped, ripping [LME rippen, prob. < or akin to Fl, to tear < IE * reub : see RUB] 1. a) to cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously b) to remove by or as by so cutting or tearing: with off, out, away, etc. c) to make (a hole … English World dictionary
Rip Torn — (* 6. Februar 1931 als Elmore Rual Torn in Temple, Texas) ist ein US amerikanischer Filmschauspieler. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rip Torn — En 1994 aux Emmy Awards Données clés Nom de naissa … Wikipédia en Français
rip somebody apart shreds bits — rip sb/sth aˈpart/to ˈshreds/to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy sth; to criticize sb very strongly Main entry: ↑ripidiom … Useful english dictionary
