to cheat someone by making them pay too much for something
Tourists complained that they were being ripped off by local taxi drivers. The noun is rip-off .
rip something up to tear something into small pieces She ripped up the photo.
ripe / raip / adjective ( rip - er , rip est )
Fruit that is ripe is ready to eat
These bananas aren't ripe — they're still green.
rip-off / ' rip of / noun [ count ] ( informal )
something that costs a lot more than it should $70for a T-shirt! What a rip-off!
rip • ple / ' ripl / noun [ count ] a small wave or movement on the surface of water
rip • ple verb ( rip - ples , rip - pling , rip - pled )
to move in small waves
rise 1 Ф / raiz / noun [ count ]
when the amount, number, or level of something goes up There has been a sharp rise in the price of oil. a rise in unemployment
—SYNONYM increase —ANTONYM fall
rise 2 © / raiz / verb
( ris es , ris - ing , rose / rouz / has ris - en / ' rizn / )
to go up; to become higher or more Smoke was rising from the chimney. Prices have risen by 20%.
to get up from a sitting or lying position She rose to her feet.
If the sun or moon rises, it moves up in the sky
The sun rises in the east, and sets (= goes down ) in the west.
risk 1 © / risk / noun [ count ]
the possibility that something bad may happen; a dangerous situation
Smoking can increase the risk of heart disease. at risk in danger
Children are most at risk from this disease. take a risk or risks
to do something when you know that something bad may
happen because of it
Don't take risks when you're driving.
risk 2 © / risk / verb ( risks , risk ing , risked )
to put something or yourself in danger
He risked his life to save the child from the burning house.
to do something when you know that something bad may happen because of it
If you don't work harder, you risk failing the exam.
risk • y / ' riski / adjective ( risk i - er , risk - i est )
dangerous
rit • u • al / ' ritjual / noun [ count, noncount ]
( RELIGION ) an action, a ceremony, or a process which is usually done the same way religious rituals
ri • val / raivl / noun [ count ]
a person who wants to do better than you, or who is trying to take what you want
Today the New York Yankees are playing their main rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
ri • val • ry / ' raivbri/ noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural ri . val . ries )
a situation in which people are trying to do better than each other, or trying to be the first to do or get something There was a lot of rivalry between the sisters.
riV .er © / 'nvsr/ noun [ count ]
( GEOGRAPHY ) a long, wide line of water that flows into the
ocean or a lake
the Shenandoah River
roach / routf / noun [ count ] ( plural roach - es ) ( informal ) = cockroach
road © / roud / noun [ count ]
the way from one place to another, where cars can go Will this road to take me to the highway? Route 27 is the main road into the city. on the road
traveling for a long distance We were on the road for 14 hours. Thesaurus
road a hard surface made for vehicles to travel on. The short way of writing "Road" in addresses is Rd. : My address is 32 Danfield Rd., St Louis. ♦ country/mountain roads ♦ Where does this road go? ♦ I live on a very busy road. ♦ Take the first road on the left.
