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rip

[ rip ]

/ rɪp /

verb (used with object), ripped, rip·ping.

to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.

to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip bark from a tree.

to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain.

Digital Technology. to copy (audio or video files from a CD, DVD, or website) to a hard drive or mobile device, typically by extracting the raw data and changing the file format in the process: Can you rip this CD for me?Compare burn¹ (def. 29). See also DAE

verb (used without object), ripped, rip·ping.

to become torn apart or split open: Cheap cloth rips easily.

Informal. to move with violence or great speed: The sports car ripped along in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes.

noun

a rent made by ripping; tear.

Slang. a cheat, swindle, or theft; ripoff: The average consumer doesn't realize that the new tax is a rip.

Verb Phrases

rip into, Informal. to attack physically or verbally; assail.

rip off, Slang.

to steal or pilfer.
to rob or steal from.
to swindle, cheat, or exploit; take advantage of: phony charity appeals that rip off a gullible public.

rip out, Informal. to utter angrily, as with an oath or exclamation.

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Idioms for rip

let rip, Slang.

to utter a series of oaths; swear.
to speak or write violently, rapidly, or at great length.
to allow to proceed at full speed or without restraint.

Origin of rip

First recorded in 1470–80; 1960–65 for def. 10; obscurely akin to Frisian rippe,dialectal Dutch rippen; compare dialectal English ripple “to scratch”

SYNONYMS FOR rip

7 laceration, cut.

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synonym study for rip

1. See tear².

OTHER WORDS FROM rip

rip·pa·ble, adjectiveun·rip·pa·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rip

burglarize, mug, rip off , rob, steal

Words nearby rip

riot gun, riotous, riotous living, riot shield, riot squad, rip, riparian, riparian right, rip cord, rip current, ripe

Definition for rip (2 of 5)

rip²

[ rip ]

/ rɪp /

noun

a stretch of turbulent water at sea or in a river.

Origin of rip

First recorded in 1765–75; see origin at rip¹, ripple¹

Definition for rip (3 of 5)

rip³

[ rip ]

/ rɪp /

noun Informal.

a dissolute or worthless person.

a worthless or worn-out horse.

something of little or no value.

Origin of rip

1770–80; probably alteration of rep, shortened form of reprobate

Definition for rip (4 of 5)

Rip

[ rip ]

/ rɪp /

noun

a male given name, form of Robert.

Definition for rip (5 of 5)

R.I.P.

or RIP

may he or she (or they) rest in peace.

Origin of R.I.P.

<Latin requiēscat (or requiēscant) in pāce

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Example sentences from the Web for rip

One of the interview questions asking about vacuum decay was incorrectly presented as being about the big rip scenario.
This Cosmologist Knows How It’s All Going to End|Dan Falk|June 22, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Though the good gut bugs are likely beneficial for some, companies are using the label to rip off consumers.
Your Probiotic Is Probably B.S.|Carrie Arnold|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those are the roots, the immovable ties blind to ethics probes and corruption charges that are difficult to rip from the ground.
Charlie Rangel Dances On|Gideon Resnick|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The RIP offers a clear window into the intersection of poverty and vermin.
Crowdsourcing NYC’s War on Rats|Kevin Zawacki|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If you tear that bond the rip leaves open scars where the glue once was.
Brits Celebrate Phin Lyman, The Boy Virgin Who Says He’ll Wait for Love|Nico Hines|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nausea is the next assault, a wave so powerful it threatens to rip out your insides.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Connie sensed something and turned, just as Rip and Dowst flashed downward on his two mates.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
Rip watched his dosimeter climb steadily as the radiation dosage mounted.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
"I'll rip," said Desire, with a slight emphasis; putting her book down, and coming over for a skirt and a pair of scissors.
Real Folks|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Then with a knife or scissors, rip lining around both cuffs.
The Copeland Method|Vanness Copeland
As Rip watched, fire spurted from the cruiser, and it moved with gathering speed toward the asteroid's horizon.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for rip (1 of 4)

rip¹

/ (rɪp) /

verb rips, ripping or ripped

to tear or be torn violently or roughly; split or be rent

(tr ; foll by off or out) to remove hastily, carelessly, or roughlythey ripped out all the old kitchen units

(intr) informal to move violently or precipitously; rush headlong

(intr foll by into) informal to pour violent abuse (on); make a verbal attack (on)

(tr) to saw or split (wood) in the direction of the grain

(tr) informal computing to copy (music or software) without permission or making any payment

let rip to act or speak without restraint

noun

the place where something is torn; a tear or split

short for ripsaw

Derived forms of rip

rippable, adjective

Word Origin for rip

C15: perhaps from Flemish rippen; compare Middle Dutch rippen to pull

British Dictionary definitions for rip (2 of 4)

rip²

/ (rɪp) /

noun

short for riptide (def. 1)

Word Origin for rip

C18: perhaps from rip 1

British Dictionary definitions for rip (3 of 4)

rip³

/ (rɪp) /

noun informal, archaic

something or someone of little or no value

an old worn-out horse

a dissolute character; reprobate

Word Origin for rip

C18: perhaps altered from rep, shortened from reprobate

British Dictionary definitions for rip (4 of 4)

RIP

abbreviation for

requiescat or requiescant in pace

Word Origin for RIP

Latin: may he, she, or they rest in peace

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Scientific definitions for rip

rip

[ rĭp ]

A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.

A rip current.

Cultural definitions for rip

R.I.P.

The abbreviation for “rest in peace,” often found on gravestones or in obituaries. From the Latin, requiescat in pace.

Idioms and Phrases with rip

rip

In addition to the idioms beginning with rip

ripe old age
rip into
rip off

also see:

let it rip

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Definition for rip (2 of 5)

noun

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Definition for rip (3 of 5)

noun Informal.

Origin of rip

Definition for rip (4 of 5)

noun

Definition for rip (5 of 5)

or RIP

Origin of R.I.P.

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verb rips, ripping or ripped

noun

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noun

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noun informal, archaic

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abbreviation for

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