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rip-and-tear

rip-and-tear adjective: violently unrestrained, especially when committing a crime.

Adjective

rip-and-tear (not comparable)

  1. Violently unrestrained, especially when committing a crime.

Questions about rip-and-tear

What does rip-and-tear mean?
Rip-and-tear means violently unrestrained, especially when committing a crime.
What part of speech is rip-and-tear?
Rip-and-tear is an adjective.

Words near rip-and-tear in the dictionary

  1. Rip Van Winkleish
  2. Rip Van Winklesque
  3. rip, shit or bust
  4. rip-and-reader
  5. rip-and-readers
  6. rip-and-tear
  7. rip-off
  8. rip-off merchant
  9. rip-off merchants
  10. rip-offs
  11. rip-rap

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