ripping out

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rip

1 [rip]

verb, ripped, rip⋅ping, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.

2.	to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip bark from a tree.

3.	to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to become torn apart or split open: Cheap cloth rips easily.

5.	Informal. to move with violence or great speed: The sports car ripped along in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes.

–noun

6.	a rent made by ripping; tear.

7.	Slang. a cheat, swindle, or theft; ripoff: The average consumer doesn't realize that the new tax is a rip.

—Verb phrases

8.	rip into, Informal. to attack physically or verbally; assail.

rip off, Slang.

a.	to steal or pilfer.

b.	to rob or steal from.

c.	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.

—Idiom

11.

let rip, Slang.

a.	to utter a series of oaths; swear.

b.	to speak or write violently, rapidly, or at great length.

c.	to allow to proceed at full speed or without restraint.

Origin:
1470–80; 1960–65 for def. 9; obscurely akin to Fris rippe, dial. D rippen; cf. dial. E ripple to scratch

Related forms:

rip⋅pa⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See tear ² . 6. laceration, cut.

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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