ripped
adjective
Simple meaning
Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced.
Pronunciation
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riptIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɪpt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
bodybuilding
Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles or of men who have them.
Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.
In data storage, transferred to a hard disk from another portable media form.
Pulled away from forcefully.
Copied or stolen usually from an identified source.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (bodybuilding) Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles or of men who have them.
Used this way, ripped is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use ripped
- “The curtain ripped from top to bottom.”verb
- “My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”verb
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