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ALL meanings of rip off

rip off
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  • noun rip off a rent made by ripping; tear. 1
  • noun rip off Slang. a cheat, swindle, or theft; ripoff: The average consumer doesn't realize that the new tax is a rip. 1
  • verb with object rip off to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet. 1
  • verb with object rip off to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip bark from a tree. 1
  • verb with object rip off to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain. 1
  • verb with object rip off Digital Technology. to copy (audio or video files from a CD, DVD, or website) to a hard drive or mobile device, typically by extracting the raw data and changing the file format in the process: Can you rip this CD for me? See also DAE. 1
  • verb without object rip off to become torn apart or split open: Cheap cloth rips easily. 1
  • verb without object rip off Informal. to move with violence or great speed: The sports car ripped along in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes. 1
  • idioms rip off let rip, Slang. to utter a series of oaths; swear. to speak or write violently, rapidly, or at great length. to allow to proceed at full speed or without restraint. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb rip off clothes: remove quickly 1
  • transitivephrasal verb rip off cheat, con 1
  • transitivephrasal verb rip off steal, plagiarize 1
  • noun rip off swindle, dishonest transaction 1
  • phrasal verb rip off If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged. 0
  • countable noun rip off If you say that something that you bought was a rip-off, you mean that you were charged too much money or that it was of very poor quality. 0
  • countable noun rip off If you say that something is a rip-off of something else, you mean that it is a copy of that thing and has no original features of its own. 0
  • verb rip off to tear violently or roughly (from) 0
  • verb rip off to steal from or cheat (someone) 0
  • noun rip off an article or articles stolen 0
  • noun rip off a grossly overpriced article 0
  • noun rip off the act of stealing or cheating 0
  • noun rip off a copy of something with no original features of its own 0
  • noun rip off to steal or rob 0
  • noun rip off to cheat, exploit, or take advantage of 0
  • noun rip off the act or an instance of stealing, cheating, exploiting, misrepresenting, etc. 0
  • noun rip off a product that is overpriced, esp. one that is inferior or an imitation 0
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