Rip and Spur

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Rip

Rip verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.
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Spur and rip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spur" instead a verb "Rip".
Nearby Words: ripped, ripping, ripper

Spur

Spur verb - To urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object.
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Rip and spur are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rip" instead a verb "Spur".
Nearby Words: spurn, spurt, spurred, spurring

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How words are described

single single rip single spur

Common collocations

people rip people spur people
guts rip guts spur guts
team rip team spur team
enemy rip enemy spur enemy
Other words: memories.

Both words in one sentence

  • Railroad Tracks of Doom Subverted in the movie October Sky: The boys rip up the tracks of a supposedly-abandoned spur line to sell the iron for scrap.
    Source: Railroad Tracks of Doom
  • Film / October Sky Railroad Tracks of Doom: Subverted: The boys rip up the tracks of a supposedly-abandoned spur line to sell the iron for scrap.
    Source: Film / October Sky
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Spur and Rip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rip/spur
Rip & Spur. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rip/spur>.
Spur or Rip. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rip/spur.

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