rip off

RIP

abbr. Latin

requiescat in pace (may he rest in peace; may she rest in peace)

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rip ¹  (rp)

v. ripped, rip·ping, rips

v.tr.

1. To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically. See Synonyms at tear¹.

2. To split or saw (wood) along the grain.

3. To subject to vehement criticism or attack: The critic ripped the tedious movie.

4. Informal To produce, display, or utter suddenly: ripped out a vicious oath.

5. Computer Science To copy (audio or audio-visual material from a CD or DVD).

v.intr.

1. To become torn or split apart.

2. Informal To move quickly or violently.

n.

1. The act of ripping.

2. A torn or split place, especially along a seam.

3. A ripsaw.

Phrasal Verbs:

rip into

To attack or criticize vehemently: ripped into her opponent's political record.

rip off Slang

1. To steal from: thieves who ripped off the unsuspecting tourist.

2. To steal: ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes.

3. To exploit, swindle, cheat, or defraud: a false advertising campaign that ripped off consumers.

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[Middle English rippen, from Flemish; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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rip ²  (rp)

n.

1. A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.

2. A rip current.

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[Probably from rip.]

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rip ³  (rp)

n.

1. A dissolute person.

2. An old or worthless horse.

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[Possibly shortening and alteration of reprobate.]

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rip off

vb

1. (tr) to tear violently or roughly (from)

2. (adverb) Slang to steal from or cheat (someone)

n rip-off

1. Slang an article or articles stolen

2. Slang a grossly overpriced article

3. Slang the act of stealing or cheating

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

rip off - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" cheat, chisel gazump - raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man" fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" bilk - cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money bunk, beat - avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" whipsaw - victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations welch, welsh - cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt victimise, victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" beguile, hoodwink, juggle - influence by slyness

Translations

? rip off

vt sep

(lit) → abreißen (prep obj von); clothing → herunterreißen; he ripped off her dress → er riss ihr das Kleid vom Leib

(inf) object, goods → mitgehen lassen (inf); bank, shop, house → ausrauben; person → abzocken (inf)

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