rip

verb

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\ ˈrip

ripped; ripping

Definition of rip

(Entry 1 of 5)

transitive verb

1a : to tear or split apart or open

b : to saw or split (wood) with the grain

2 : to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade

3 : to hit sharply ripped a double to left field

4 : to utter violently : spit out ripped out an oath

5 : criticize, disparage

intransitive verb

1 : to become ripped : rend

2 : to rush headlong ripped past second base

rip into

: to tear into : attack

rip

noun (1)

Definition of rip (Entry 2 of 5)

1 : a rent made by ripping : tear

2 : cut sense 5b

rip

noun (2)

Definition of rip (Entry 3 of 5)

1 : a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds

2 : a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom

3 : rip current

rip

noun (3)

Definition of rip (Entry 4 of 5)

: a dissolute person : libertine

RIP

abbreviation

\ ˌär-ˌī-ˈpē

Definition of RIP (Entry 5 of 5)

1 [Latin requiescat in pace] may he rest in peace, may she rest in peace

2 [Latin requiescant in pace] may they rest in peace

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Verb

tear, rip, rend, split, cleave, rive mean to separate forcibly. tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. tear up the letter rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint. ripped the shirt on a nail rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering. an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers. split logs for firewood cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow. a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak rive occurs most often in figurative use. a political party riven by conflict

Examples of rip in a Sentence

Verb She ripped the fabric in half. He ripped open the package. The dog ripped the pillow to shreds . The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall. Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob. I ripped the poster off the wall. The sink had been ripped from the wall. He ripped the page out of the magazine. She ripped off her mask. He ripped the letter from my hands. See More