Ripen vs Ripped - What's the difference?
ripen | ripped |
to grow ripe; to become mature, as in botany: grain, fruit, flowers, and the like;
* 1918 , (John Muir), Steep Trails Chapter XII
*:...the desert soil of the Great Basin is as rich in the elements that in rainy regions rise and ripen into food as that of any other State in the Union.
To approach or come to perfection.
To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.
(rip)
Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.
Pulled away from forcefully.
In data storage, transferred to a hard disk from another portable media form.
Copied or stolen usually from an identified source.
(bodybuilding) Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles.
* 1988', Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", '''' ' 47 (6): 28-34.
* 2010', Bill Geiger, "6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks", ''Reps!'' ' 17 :106
(slang) Drunk, inebriated.
As verbs the difference between ripen and ripped
is that ripen is to grow ripe; to become mature, as in botany: grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; while ripped is (rip).As an adjective ripped is
torn, either partly or into separate pieces.ripen
English
(Ripening)Verb
(en verb)- Grapes ripen in the sun.
- When faith and love, which parted from thee never, Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God. --Milton.
Derived terms
* ripeningAnagrams
* English ergative verbsripped
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- With the average male competitor weighing around 220, the total poundage of raw, ripped mass in the preliminary lineup is over 3,700 pounds.
- That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut, ripped midsection.