Pry and Rip

Pry

Pry verb - To raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever.

Rip and pry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rip" instead a verb "Pry".

Nearby Words: prying, pried

Rip

Rip verb - To separate or remove by forceful pulling.
Usage example: rip a sheet off the pad of paper

Pry and rip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pry" instead a verb "Rip".

Nearby Words: ripped, ripping, ripper

Common collocations

way pry way rip way
open pry open rip open
door pry door rip door
doors pry doors rip doors

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / The Boys A much-weakened and disemboweled Black Noir, fresh from killing the Homelander, attracts a storm of firepower from the Marines outside the White House and still survives long enough for Butcher to finally pry open his skull with a crowbar, rip out his brain, and crush it in his fist.
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