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lash out vs rip

rip vs lash out

lash out is not a noun while rip is a noun.

lash out and rip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lash out No No Yes No
rip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rip is a hyponym of lash out; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lash out:
  • lash out: attack in speech or writing
  • rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently
Other hyponyms of lash out include abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout, claw, vitriol, whang, barrage, bombard, blister, scald, scorch, whip, rubbish.
lash out (noun) rip (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society
lash out (verb) rip (verb)
attack in speech or writing criticize or abuse strongly and violently
tear or be torn violently
cut (wood) along the grain
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
Difference between lash out and rip

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