Rip Off (Verb)
Meaning 1
Deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Goldbrick
- Hornswoggle
- Bilk
- Beat
- Plume
- Pluck
- Victimize
- Mulct
- Con
- Overcharge
- Diddle
- Gyp
- Short-change
- Welsh
- Gazump
- Hook
- Cozen
- Bunco
- Rob
- Nobble
- Defraud
- Fleece
- Rook
- Scam
- Juggle
- Hoodwink
- Whipsaw
- Surcharge
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Meaning 2
Remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.