What does "ripped" mean?

1. (torn or damaged) torn or broken into pieces, usually referring to cloth or paper. 2. (muscular) having very strong, clearly visible muscles and very little body fat. 3. (digitally copied) copied from a CD, DVD, or other disc onto a computer.

ripped

adj.

US //ˈɹɪpt// UK //ɹˈɪpt// ripped

1 torn or damaged (adj.)
B1 Intermediate

torn or broken into pieces, usually referring to cloth or paper.

having been torn or rent apart; specifically used for fabric or paper that has sustained linear damage.

Example

He had to throw away his favorite jeans because they were too ripped to fix.

Example

The hikers emerged from the dense thicket with ripped jackets and scratched skin, testimony to the sharpness of the thorns.
- mended
- fixed
2 muscular (adj.)
B2 Upper Intermediate Informal Slang

having very strong, clearly visible muscles and very little body fat.

possessing highly defined musculature resulting from low body fat and intensive physical training.

Example

He spent all summer at the gym and now he looks totally ripped.

Example

The lead actor underwent a rigorous six-month training regimen to ensure he looked sufficiently ripped for the superhero role.
- flabby
- weak

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3 digitally copied (adj.)
B2 Upper Intermediate Informal Computing

copied from a CD, DVD, or other disc onto a computer.

referring to digital content that has been extracted or copied from a physical medium to a hard drive.

Example

I have a folder full of ripped music from my old CD collection.

Example

The quality of the ripped video was surprisingly high, despite the age of the original physical disc.
- copied
- extracted