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Ripping has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.

"I spent all morning ripping my favorite movie collection off the old DVDs so I could watch them on my tablet later."

Verb
1

present participle of rip

"The wind was so strong that it started ripping the roof tiles off our house during the storm."

Adjective
1

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

"the tree split with a great ripping sound"

"heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"

2

very good; of the highest quality

"made an excellent speech"

"he was a splendid teacher"

"a first-class mind"

3

That rips, or can be removed by ripping.

"The seam on his jeans started to rip after he fell off his bike."

Example Sentences
"the tree split with a great ripping sound" adjective
"heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" adjective
"made an excellent speech" adjective
"he was a splendid teacher" adjective
"a first-class mind" adjective
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