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rip⋅ping

  [rip-ing]
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–adjective
Chiefly British Informal. excellent; splendid; fine.
Origin:
1705–15; rip 1 + -ing 2

Related forms:
rip⋅ping⋅ly, adverb
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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.
9. 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.
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rip 1   (rĭp)   
v.   ripped, rip·ping, rips

v.   tr.

  1. To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically. See Synonyms at tear1.

  2. To split or saw (wood) along the grain.

  3. To subject to vehement criticism or attack: The critic ripped the tedious movie.

  4. Informal To produce, display, or utter suddenly: ripped out a vicious oath.

  5. Computer Science To copy (audio or audio-visual material from a CD or DVD).

v.   intr.

  1. To become torn or split apart.

  2. Informal To move quickly or violently.

n.  

  1. The act of ripping.

  2. A torn or split place, especially along a seam.

  3. A ripsaw.

Phrasal Verb(s):
rip intoTo attack or criticize vehemently: ripped into her opponent's political record.
rip off Slang

  1. To steal from: thieves who ripped off the unsuspecting tourist.

  2. To steal: ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes.

  3. To exploit, swindle, cheat, or defraud: a false advertising campaign that ripped off consumers.


[Middle English rippen, from Flemish; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
rip·ping   (rĭp'ĭng)   
adj.   Informal
Excellent; marvelous: had a ripping time at the party.

[Probably from rip1.]
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rip   (rĭp)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.

  2. A rip current.


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