Verbs that start with R

You rescue someone when you take them away from a dangerous or bad situation. People who are hurt and cannot get out by themselves are rescued and taken to a hospital.

You restrain someone else when you hold them back and stop them from doing something. You can also restrain yourself, for example by stopping yourself having a second helping of dessert you are restraining yourself from eating too much. The man in the picture is restraining his friend.

You return when you come back after being away. If you take something and put it back later, you return it. The man in the picture is returning from time away.

You ride something when you sit on or in it and it takes you places, or does something interesting. Usually you ride a bike or a horse to go somewhere, and you ride something like a Ferris wheel or other fairground ride for fun.

Rip is another word for tear, where you damage something by pulling it in two different directions at once until it breaks.