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RELATED WORDS

excoriate, scold, berate, upbraid, castigate, assail, vituperate, protest, condemn, except, lambaste, trash, kick, object, rail, censure, admonish, blast, reproach, expostulate

Nearby words

riot gun, riot shield, riot squad, riotous, riotous living, rip, rip cord, rip current, rip entry, rip into, rip off

Idioms

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

Origin of rip

1
1470–80; 1960–65 for def 10; obscurely akin to Frisian rippe, dialectal Dutch rippen; compare dialectal English ripple to scratch

SYNONYMS FOR rip

1 See tear2.
7 laceration, cut.
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR rip ON THESAURUS.COM

Related forms

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

Can be confused

burglarize mug rip off rob steal (see synonym study at rob)
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British Dictionary definitions for rip into (1 of 4)

RIP

abbreviation for

requiescat or requiescant in pace

Word Origin for RIP

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

British Dictionary definitions for rip into (2 of 4)

rip

1
/ (rɪp) /

verb rips, ripping or ripped

noun

the place where something is torn; a tear or split
short for ripsaw
See also rip off, rip on, rip up

Derived Forms

rippable, adjective

Word Origin for rip

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

British Dictionary definitions for rip into (3 of 4)

rip

2
/ (rɪp) /

noun

short for riptide (def. 1)

Word Origin for rip

C18: perhaps from rip 1

British Dictionary definitions for rip into (4 of 4)

rip

3
/ (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
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Science definitions for rip into

rip

[ rĭp ]

A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.
A rip current.
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Idioms and Phrases with rip into (1 of 2)

rip into

Also, tear into. Attack or criticize vehemently, as in She ripped into her opponent's voting record. These expressions allude to the literal senses of the verbs rip and tear, that is, “cut” or “slash.”

Idioms and Phrases with rip into (2 of 2)

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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