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shoot vs rip

rip vs shoot

shoot and rip both are nouns.

shoot and rip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
rip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rip is a hyponym of shoot; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: move quickly and violently
  • rip: move precipitously or violently
shoot (noun) rip (noun)
the act of shooting at targets the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a new branch 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
shoot (verb) rip (verb)
give an injection to criticize or abuse strongly and violently
produce buds, branches, or germinate tear or be torn violently
measure the altitude of by using a sextant cut (wood) along the grain
record on photographic film move precipitously or violently
make a film or photograph of something take without the owner's consent
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 shoot and rip

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