rip off

v : deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat

me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were

cheated by their clever-sounding scheme" [syn: {cheat}, {beat},

{sell short}]

amp off

(Purdue) To run in {background}. From the {Unix}

{shell} "&" (ampersand) operator.

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(1995-11-14)