rip off

rip off

transitive verb

Definition of RIP OFF

1

a : rob; also : cheat, defraud

b : steal

2

: to copy or imitate blatantly or unscrupulously

3

: to perform, achieve, or score quickly or easily <ripped off 10 straight points>

Examples of RIP OFF

1. <the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer>
2. <the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking>

First Known Use of RIP OFF

1967

Related to RIP OFF

Synonyms

burglarize, burgle, knock off, knock over, rob, steal (from), take off [slang]

Related Words

ransack, rifle; despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ravish, sack, spoil, strip; bleed, break in, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, exploit, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle; hold up, mug, roll, stick up

Near Antonyms

buy, purchase; bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present

Rhymes with RIP OFF

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