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.
The noun SLASH has 4 senses: 1. a wound made by cutting. 2. an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind). 3. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. 4. a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument. Familiarity information: SLASH used as a noun is uncommon.