Toned vs Ripped - What's the difference?
toned | ripped |
(tone)
Having a (specified kind of) tone.
(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 toned and ripped
is that toned is past tense of tone while ripped is past tense of rip.As adjectives the difference between toned and ripped
is that toned is having a (specified kind of) tone while ripped is torn, either partly or into separate pieces.toned
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(head)Adjective
(-)- high-toned
- sweet-toned
Derived terms
* toned paperAnagrams
*ripped
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(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.