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rip
1[rip]
verb (used with object)
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?
verb (used without object)
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
verb phrase
Informalto utter angrily, as with an oath or exclamation.
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.
Informalto attack physically or verbally; assail.
rip
2[rip]
noun
a stretch of turbulent water at sea or in a river.
rip
3[rip]
noun
a dissolute or worthless person.
a worthless or worn-out horse.
something of little or no value.
Rip
4[rip]
noun
a male given name, form of Robert.
RIP
5[ahr-ahy-pee, rip]
abbreviation
rest in peace:
(used, especially on grave markers and memorials, to wish peace after death upon a deceased person).
Often Facetious.(used to indicate that a person or thing has been destroyed or damaged).
RIP to my dignity after that awful spin class.
ˈ
1/ ɪ /
verb
to tear or be torn violently or roughly; split or be rent
(tr; foll by off or out) to remove hastily, carelessly, or roughly
they ripped out all the old kitchen units
informal(intr) to move violently or precipitously; rush headlong
informalto pour violent abuse (on); make a verbal attack (on)
(tr) to saw or split (wood) in the direction of the grain
informal(tr) computing to copy (music or software) without permission or making any payment
to act or speak without restraint
noun
the place where something is torn; a tear or split
short for ripsaw
rip
2/ ɪ /
noun
short for riptide
rip
3/ ɪ /
noun
something or someone of little or no value
an old worn-out horse
a dissolute character; reprobate
RIP
4abbreviation
requiescat or requiescant in pace
rip
A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.
A rip current.
R.I.P.
The abbreviation for “rest in peace,” often found on gravestones or in obituaries. From the Latin, requiescat in pace.
Other 51Թ Forms
- rippable adjective
- unrippable adjective
- ˈpable adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rip1
Origin of rip3
Origin of rip4
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rip1
Origin of rip2
Origin of rip3
Origin of rip4
Idioms and Phrases
let rip,
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.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I thought the extreme fears of having my family ripped apart from me as a little boy were just exaggerations,” another anonymous vendor wrote to Ktown for All.
The Dodgers have declined to release a statement in support of their fans protesting ICE raids that have ripped apart families in Southern California.
The Dodgers have declined to release a statement in support of their fans protesting ICE raids that have ripped apart families in Southern California.
Dean West ripped an RBI single to right field in the second.
Jonathan said he’s aware of some of what has been recovered, which includes several loose stones that were “ripped out of” larger gold jewelry that he believes has already been scrapped.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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