Meaning & use
ripped body
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Meaning
nouncountableinformalapproving
A very lean, muscular physique where the muscles are sharply visible because there is little body fat.
Grammar: Countable and normally singular: he has a ripped body.
Patterns
- have a ripped body
- get a ripped body
He trained for six months to get a ripped body for the beach.
The actor showed off a ripped body in the film's opening scene.
A ripped body takes both strict dieting and regular weight training.
Word forms
| plural | ripped bodies |
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Common combinations
- have a ripped body
- She wants to have a ripped body by summer.
- build a ripped body
- It took years to build a ripped body.
- get a ripped body
- Many people want to get a ripped body quickly.
- a ripped body and
- He has a ripped body and a calm manner.
- achieve a ripped body
- You cannot achieve a ripped body on snacks alone.
Synonyms and how they differ
- toned body
- Toned body is milder and suggests firm muscle without the sharp definition of a ripped one.
- shredded physique
- Shredded is even more extreme, meaning almost no fat at all.
- muscular build
- A muscular build says there is a lot of muscle but not that body fat is low.
- athletic build
- An athletic build is a general, neutral phrase that does not hint at extreme leanness.
Opposites
Word family
- ripped adjective
- very lean and muscular
- rip verb
- to tear apart
- body noun
- the physical form of a person
- bodybuilding noun
- training to build large muscles
Commonly confused: ripped body or ripped?
ripped body vs ripped
Ripped can also mean torn, as in ripped jeans, or in slang, drunk. Context decides which one is meant.
Practice
What does it mean if someone has a ripped body?
Choose one answer.
Ripped describes low body fat and clearly visible muscle. Torn, thin or soft are not the meaning in this fitness sense.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “ripped body”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.