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rip off

verb

Definition of rip off

  1. transitive verb

  2. 1a :  rob; also :  cheat, defraudb :  steal

  3. 2 :  to copy or imitate blatantly or unscrupulously

  4. 3 :  to perform, achieve, or score quickly or easily ripped off 10 straight points

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Examples of rip off in a Sentence

  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

rip off Synonyms

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

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