A person who is ripped off has had something stolen, or at least has been treated very unfairly.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

The message on the sign was that the student felt ripped off, or cheated.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

People trying to earn money also must be aware of being ripped off.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

But they also have a right not to get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes, unfair penalties and hidden fees that have become all too common in our credit card industry,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

The force of the explosion ripped the facades off several houses in the area.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

"When the skipper on the Ady Gil saw the Shonan Maru moving in to strike him, he put his engines in reverse to get out of the way, which probably saved some of his crew but it ripped the front end of the vessel off and caused catastrophic damage to the Ady Gil,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.06