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rip vs shoot

shoot vs rip

rip and shoot both are nouns.

rip and shoot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rip Yes No Yes No
shoot Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shoot is a hypernym of rip; that is, shoot is a word with a broader meaning than rip:
  • rip: move precipitously or violently
  • shoot: move quickly and violently
Other hypernyms of rip include buck, charge, shoot down, tear.
rip (noun) shoot (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something the act of shooting at targets
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current a new branch
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society
rip (verb) shoot (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently give an injection to
tear or be torn violently produce buds, branches, or germinate
cut (wood) along the grain measure the altitude of by using a sextant
move precipitously or violently record on photographic film
take without the owner's consent make a film or photograph of something
utter fast and forcefully
fire a shot; release
hit with a missile from a weapon
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
Difference between rip and shoot

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