ripped
part of speech
adjective (ripped); past form of the verb rip (rip, rips, ripped, ripping)
meaning for a pupil
1) Ripped means torn, often roughly or suddenly: "ripped jeans". tree →
2) (verb) Ripped is the past form of rip: "she ripped open the present". tree →
3) (slang) Ripped means having very strong, clearly seen muscles: "he's ripped". tree →
4) (slang) Ripped off means cheated, charged too much: "we got ripped off". tree →
5) Ripped out means pulled out by force: "the old fence was ripped out". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Cut open; a cruel act of war against pregnant women, done by Menahem and by Ammon and warned against Samaria. Interpretation: The prophets condemn such cruelty and warn that God punishes the nations, and Israel itself, for acts of brutal violence. In the primary lessons: In stories, ripped clothes and ripped paper show struggle, hurry or excitement. In everyday talk, "ripped jeans" are a fashion and "ripped off" means paying too much. In maths, ripped-up paper is shared or counted in pieces. Phrases: ripped jeans, ripped open, ripped off, ripped up, ripped apart.
examples
- Samaria shall bear her guilt, for she hath rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. (Prophets HOS.14.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the borders thereof, from Tirzah; because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. (Prophets 2KI.15.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border. (Prophets AMO.1.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- I ripped my trousers on the fence. tree →
- She ripped open the envelope. tree →
- He ripped the paper into 8 equal pieces. tree →
- Those trainers cost 200 dollars? You got ripped off! tree →
- The wind ripped the tent apart. tree →
- After months at the gym he was totally ripped. tree →
- My big sister loves ripped jeans. tree →
- Then, telling the giant he would show him a trick, taking a knife, Jack ripped open the bag, and out came all the hasty pudding. tree →
note
Past form of rip: double p (ripped, ripping). "Rip-off" (noun) means something that costs far too much. "Ripped" for muscles is slang. Do not confuse with "ripe" (ready to eat).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ripped» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.