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bust vs rip

rip vs bust

bust and rip both are nouns.

bust is an adjective but rip is not an adjective.

bust and rip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bust Yes Yes Yes No
rip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rip is a hyponym of bust; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bust:
  • bust: separate or cause to separate abruptly
  • rip: tear or be torn violently
Other hyponyms of bust include lacerate, pull, rend, rive, rip up, shred, tear up.
bust (noun) rip (noun)
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
the chest of a woman an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a complete failure a dissolute man in fashionable society
bust (adjective) rip (adjective)
lacking funds
bust (verb) rip (verb)
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully criticize or abuse strongly and violently
go to pieces tear or be torn violently
ruin completely cut (wood) along the grain
separate or cause to separate abruptly move precipitously or violently
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on take without the owner's consent
Difference between bust and rip

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