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What is another word for rips off?

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To copy or duplicate something, typically illegally

To cheat or swindle, especially by overcharging

To dishonestly take something for one's own use

To steal or rob from a place or person

To physically tear or pull off or out

To physically tear apart

To exploit someone for one's personal gain

To emulate or follow as a model

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To copy or duplicate something, typically illegally

“They pulled in another artist to rip off his work for a quarter of the cost.”

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To cheat or swindle, especially by overcharging

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

leads up the garden path

short-changes

gives someone a bum steer

takes to the cleaners

sells a bill of goods to

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

leads down the garden path

does someone in the eye

sells a bill of goods

baulks^UK

balks^US

bleeds someone of something

sucks the life out of

pulls something funny

twists around your little finger

puts on the wrong track

gives the wrong impression

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

enmeshes

gives wrong information to

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

puts someone up to something

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

forges

slips something over on

sends on a wild-goose chase

arranges fraudulently

mires

engages

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey out of

puts someone off their stride

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

exploits a loophole in

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“It has been demonstrated that he is unwilling to rip off his customers with a shoddy product.”

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To dishonestly take something for one's own use

burglarizes^US

annexes^US

commits white-collar crime

has one's hand in the till

dips into the public purse

cheats

puts hand in cookie jar

vandalizes^US

moonlight requisitions

vandalises^UK

guts

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“Who's going to travel upstate just to rip off a TV set and a few cheap knives and forks?”

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To steal or rob from a place or person

burglarizes^US

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“Pretty much anywhere though, if you commit a crime, you most likely will be recorded on camera. Rip off a convenience store, you are on film.”

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To physically tear or pull off or out

keeps at arm's length

considers out of context

takes away

removes from context

considers in isolation

withdraws the affections of

pushes away

sows dissension

turns off

loses the affection of

drives a wedge between

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“Perhaps we just need to rip off the bandaid and give it a good dose of Dettol.”

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To physically tear apart

“We had to rip off your shirt in order to get to the superficial cuts underneath it.”

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To exploit someone for one's personal gain

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To emulate or follow as a model

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