ripped; ripping
Definition of rip
(Entry 1 of 5)
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
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
abbreviationDefinition 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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The first known use of rip was in the 15th century
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