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.

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.

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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.

10.

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

Idioms

11.

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:
1470–80; 1960–65 for def 9; obscurely akin to Frisian rippe, dialectal Dutch rippen; compare dialectal English ripple to scratch

Related forms

rip·pa·ble, adjective

un·rip·pa·ble, adjective

Can be confused: burglarize, mug, rip off, rob, steal (see synonym study at rob).

Synonyms
1. See tear². 6. laceration, cut.

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noun

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

Origin:
1765–75; see rip¹, ripple¹

noun Informal.

a dissolute or worthless person.

a worthless or worn-out horse.

something of little or no value.

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

noun

a male given name, form of Robert.

may he or she rest in peace. Origin:
< Latin requiēscat in pāce.

may they rest in peace. Origin:
< Latin requiēscant in pāce.

Also, RIP.

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World English Dictionary

rip¹ (rɪp)

—vb (foll by into) , rips, ripping, ripped
1.	to tear or be torn violently or roughly; split or be rent
2.	(tr; foll by off or out) to remove hastily, carelessly, or roughly: they ripped out all the old kitchen units
3.	informal (intr) to move violently or precipitously; rush headlong
4.	informal to pour violent abuse (on); make a verbal attack (on)
5.	(tr) to saw or split (wood) in the direction of the grain
6.	informal (tr) computing to copy (music or software) without permission or making any payment
7.	let rip to act or speak without restraint

—n
8.	the place where something is torn; a tear or split
9.	short for ripsaw

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

'rippable¹

—*adj*

rip² (rɪp)

—n
	short for riptide

[C18: perhaps from rip¹]

rip³ (rɪp)

—n
1.	something or someone of little or no value
2.	an old worn-out horse
3.	a dissolute character; reprobate

[C18: perhaps altered from rep, shortened from reprobate]

RIP

—*abbreviation for*
	requiescat or requiescant in pace

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

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Word Origin & History

rip

"tear apart," c.1477, probably of North Sea Gmc. origin (cf. Flem. rippen "strip off roughly," Frisian rippe "to tear, rip") or else from a Scand. source (cf. Swed. reppa, Dan. rippe "to tear, rip"). In either case, probably imitative of the sound of cloth ripping. Meaning "to move with slashing force"

(1798) is the sense in let her rip, Amer.Eng. colloquial phrase attested from 1853. The noun is attested from 1711; rip cord (1909) originally was in ballooning. The verbal phrase rip off "to steal or rob," is first recorded c.1967 in black slang, but rip was prison slang for "to steal" since 1904, and was also used in this sense in 12c. Rip-off (n.) is attested from 1970. Jack the Ripper contains a pun on ripper in sense of "tool for ripping" old slates, etc. (1793) and the slang meaning "a ripping fellow" (1838), from ripping "excellent, splendid" (1826).

rip

"rough water," 1775, perhaps a special use of rip (v.). Originally of seas; application to rivers is from 1857. Rip-tide is attested from 1862.

rip

"thing of little value," 1815, earlier "inferior or worn-out horse" (1778), perhaps altered from slang rep (1747) "man of loose character," which is itself perhaps short for reprobate (q.v.).

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Science Dictionary

rip

(rĭp) Pronunciation Key

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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Cultural Dictionary

R.I.P. definition

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

Slang Dictionary

rip definition

n.
a drinking bout. (See also tear.) : Fred had another rip last night. He's rotten now.
n.
the loot from a rip-off. : Give him some of the rip and tell him to beat it.
n.
a theft; a rip-off. : The crooks pulled a rip on Fourth Street last night.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

RIP definition

1. Routing Information Protocol.
2. Raster Image Processor.
(2003-09-10)

rip definition

audio, video, legal
(From "rip off" - to steal) To copy audio or video, typically from a compact disc or DVD, to a file on a computer hard disk. A dedicated program to do this is called a "ripper" though it is often a function of player software.
Ripping usually includes converting the data to a format that is more suitable for computer playback, e.g. MP3 digital audio or DivX video. The process is entirely digital so it is possible to make a perfect copy of the data. However the resulting files are large (a few megabytes for an audio track, a few gigabytes for a film) so the conversion often includes compression to reduce the file size at the cost of some loss of quality.
While it may be legal to do this for personal use, distributing a ripped copyright work to others could result in prosecution.
See also ripcording.
(2008-01-21)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

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