Here, the expression is a shorter version of matriculation college. In a number of Canadian cities, many government-run secondary schools are called collegiates or collegiate institutes (C.I.), a complicated form of the word college which avoids the usual post-secondary connotation.
English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. rip (rips plural & 3rd person present) (ripping present participle) (ripped past tense & past participle) 1 verb When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife. (=tear). I felt the banner rip as we were pushed in opposite directions... V.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Tore. of Tear. 2  Tore. imp. of Tear. 3  Tore(noun) the dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.  Tore(noun) same as 1  Torus. Tore(noun) the surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.