ripped

[ript]

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk; intoxicated.

2. under the influence of an illicit drug.

3. having well-defined muscles; very muscular.

ripped

/ rɪpt /

adjective

1. torn

   ripped jeans

2. informal,  denoting or having highly developed muscles, esp abdominal muscles

   a ripped torso

Word History and Origins

Origin of ripped¹

First recorded in 1815–25; rip ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Against Michigan, he ripped off runs of 49 and 47 yards.

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Ethnic and religious tensions have ripped Syria and Lebanon apart.

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Their absence ripped a hole in this tiny, tightknit community, a place that appears frozen in time since the day it came under assault.

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He ripped off one big run, then another, sprinting his way into Trojan infamy in the midst of a statement victory.

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"Forests are very important, and they need time to regenerate," Armand Kisha told AFP, standing in the ruins of his carpentry workshop which was destroyed when fires ripped through the central Gramsh region in August.

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Related Words

• athletic 
• brawny 
• burly 
• powerful 
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• sinewy 
• stout 
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