rip down
rip down · rips down · ripped down · ripping down
To dismantle or demolishTo dismantle or demolish (something).
» I like to hijack trains and rip down posters in my spare time.
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1 sensesTo dismantle or demolish (something).
Examples
2 sentencesI like to hijack trains and rip down posters in my spare time.
Saddam's statue was ripped down in Baghdad.
Forms
rips down, ripping down, ripped down, ripped down| Base form | rip down · to rip down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rips down |
| Present participle | ripping down |
| Past simple | ripped down |
| Past participle | ripped down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- rip offкрасти, украстиTo pull off by ripping.
- rip outприбрати, видалитиTo remove by ripping
- rip upTo destroy by ripping.
- rip onTo mock; to ridicule.
- rip downTo dismantle or demolish (something).
- rip intoTo verbally attack or criticise.
- rip alongTo rush headlong.
- rip apartTo be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.