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.
Meaning: Cut small bits or pare shavings from. Classified under: Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging. Synonyms: whittle; pare. Context example: whittle a piece of wood. Hypernyms (to whittle is one way to...): cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s something