rip off, v.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
cheat chisel rip off
sample sentences
"The con-man beat me out of $50""This salesman ripped us off!"
"we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"
"They chiseled me out of my money"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Sam cannot %s Sue
They %s him of all his money
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
gazump
cozen
rob, soak, hook, overcharge, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck
swindle, defraud, con, victimize, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change
gyp, gip
bilk
beat, bunk
whipsaw
welsh, welch
beguile, juggle, hoodwink
entailment
hypernym
remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
rip off tear away tear off
sample sentences
"The passing bus tore off her side mirror"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
take without the owner's consent
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23
rip rip off steal
sample sentences
"Someone stole my wallet on the train""This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
pilfer, purloin, abstract, lift, cabbage, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble
rustle, lift
shoplift
pirate
plagiarize, plagiarise, lift
pocket, bag
embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
rob
glom, hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off
walk off
hustle, pluck, roll
loot, plunder
heist, burglarize, burglarise, burgle