ripped
Americanadjective
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drunk; intoxicated.
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under the influence of an illicit drug.
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having well-defined muscles; very muscular.
adjective
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torn
ripped jeans
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informal denoting or having highly developed muscles, esp abdominal muscles
a ripped torso
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The damage was done in PSG's staggering opening 45 minutes, with Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha the scorers as City were ripped apart.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
While traveling back to the U.S. for Thanksgiving in 2024, just after Qatar started adding Starlink, Jamer Heasley had an emergency: his jeans ripped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, who ripped off their rivalry bit from Fred Allen and Jack Benny!
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
If my rows were crooked or unevenly spaced, Olka ripped them out.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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