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 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
- 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.