Mend and Rip

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Mend verb - To put into good shape or working order again.

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Rip is an antonym for mend.

Nearby Words: mended, mending, mender

Rip verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Mend is an antonym for rip in tear topic.

Nearby Words: ripped, ripping, ripper

heart	mend heart	rip heart
soul	mend soul	rip soul
dress	mend dress	rip dress
clothes	mend clothes	rip clothes
Other words: way, hole, ship, jacket, shirt, holes, lungs.

In The Replacements, Riley and Tasumi met when Riley used duct tape to mend an embarrassing rip in Tasumi's armour.

Source: Duct Tape for Everything
However, projecting from the barrel like it did made it so that after impaling an enemy with it, one could simply twist their rifle causing the bayonet to rip a humongous C-shaped gash that was nearly impossible to mend.

Source: Bifurcated Weapon

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