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  [rip-stop] /ˈrɪpˌstɒp/ noun 1. a nylon fabric woven with a double thread approximately every quarter inch to prevent the expansion of small rips.

• Riptide

  noun 1. a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea. noun 1. Also called rip, tide-rip. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea, caused by the meeting of currents or abrupt changes in depth 2. Also called rip current. a strong current, esp one flowing outwards from […]

• Rip-tide

  noun 1. a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea. noun 1. Also called rip, tide-rip. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea, caused by the meeting of currents or abrupt changes in depth 2. Also called rip current. a strong current, esp one flowing outwards from […]

• Ripuarian

  adjective 1. designating or pertaining to a group of Franks who lived along the Rhine in the neighborhood of Cologne during the 4th century or the code of laws observed by them. noun 2. a Ripuarian Frank. adjective 1. of or relating to the group of Franks who lived during the 4th century near Cologne […]

• Rip up

  verb (transitive, adverb) 1. to tear (paper) into small pieces 2. to annul, cancel, or unilaterally disregard 3. to dig up, dig into, or remove (a surface): they are ripping up the street

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