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rip vs lash out

lash out vs rip

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

rip and lash out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rip Yes No Yes No
lash out No No Yes No
As verbs, lash out is a hypernym of rip; that is, lash out is a word with a broader meaning than rip:
  • rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently
  • lash out: attack in speech or writing
Other hypernyms of rip include assail, assault, attack, round, snipe.
rip (noun) lash out (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
rip (verb) lash out (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently attack in speech or writing
tear or be torn violently
cut (wood) along the grain
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
Difference between rip and lash out

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