rip off
Third Person
rips off
Present Participle
ripping off
Past Tense
ripped off
Past Participle
ripped off
1
to tear or remove something by force
- He accidentally ripped off the button from his shirt while rushing.
- She angrily ripped the paper off the wall, revealing the old wallpaper beneath
- Please don't rip off the tags from the merchandise until you've purchased it.
- The child accidentally ripped the page off the coloring book.
- I had to rip the tag off my new shirt because it was itching me.
2
to take advantage of someone by charging them too much money or selling them a defective product
transitive
- The store ripped off customers by selling counterfeit designer handbags at full price.
- That repair shop ripped me off by charging an exorbitant amount for a simple fix.
- Some online sellers may try to rip you off with deceptive product descriptions.
- I suspect the taxi driver tried to rip us off by taking an unnecessarily long route.
- I can't believe I got ripped off by that so-called "bargain" website.
3
to steal or make an illegal copy of something
transitive
- He tried to rip off the company's confidential data to sell it to a competitor.
- Someone ripped off my credit card information and made unauthorized purchases.
- The artist accused the gallery of ripping off their original painting.