Drive
Drive verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop
Rip
Rip verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: the car went ripping down the road
How words are described
| long | long drive | long rip |
| complete | complete drive | complete rip |
| single | single drive | single rip |
| actual | actual drive | actual rip |
| Other adjectives: new, final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He is, however, FAR nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and rip out the eyes of children.
Source: Theatre / Coppelia -
I have your phone number now, I can find your address; if you ever try to contact her again, I will reach down your throat, grab your intestines, rip them out and drive over your head!
Source: Series / NCIS -
This manages to drive Puriel into a Heroic B.S.O.D.. When Puriel snaps out of it, his ensuing battle with Oblivion rips up half the city and it only ends when Puriel manages to rip out Oblivion's heart and then finally kill him.
Source: Hero Killer
Cite this Source
Rip and Drive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/rip
Drive & Rip. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/rip>.
Rip or Drive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/rip.
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