rip

verb rips · ripping · ripped

1. transitive To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. to rip a garment; to rip up a floor
2. intransitive To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts. My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.
3. transitive To remove violently or wrongly. A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.
4. transitive To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing. He'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.
5. figuratively, intransitive To move quickly and destructively. The tornado ripped through northern Nebraska.
6. To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
7. slang, transitive To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
8. slang To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol. He spent the day ripping shots at the bar and ripping blunts at home.
9. slang To fart audibly. The rest of us had our days, but Dewey was consistent. He could fart on demand. If we were at a movie, one of us would whisper to Dewey, “Hey, Dewey, let one rip,” and he would smile, raise a leg, and let one go. He had one lined up ready for launching just for the asking.
10. US, slang, sometimes, transitive To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into) He spent the entire forty-five-minute ride home ripping on me: my makeup, my hair, my clothing, my “gear bag” (his cowboy slang for my purse).
11. slang, transitive To steal; to rip off. opensource is a double-edged sword. while you have a chance of people using and improving on the code, you will also have the chance of lamers ripping it.
12. To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
13. archaic To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up. They ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the rebellion.
14. intransitive, slang To surf extremely well.
15. intransitive, slang To be very good; rock

Similar: tear

noun rips

1. A tear (in paper, etc.).
2. Australia, New Zealand A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves. Rhythmic beaches consist of a rhythmic longshore bar that narrows and deepens when the rip crosses the breaker, and in between broadens, shoals and approaches the shore. It does not, however, reach the shore, with a continuous rip feeder channel feeding the rips to either side of the bar.
3. in plural A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids. At rare intervals the water is smooth and deep, but the rips, rapids and falls give the river its distinctive character. About two and a half miles from its mouth it contracts somewhat, and plunges over a precipice one hundred feet high[…]
4. slang A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
5. slang A hit (dose) of marijuana.
6. UK A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
7. slang Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
8. slang Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc. Some of these CD rips don't sound very good: what bitrate did you use?
9. Internet, abbreviation, ellipsis, slang Ellipsis of high quality rip
10. slang A fart.
11. slang Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism. Well that's because groups are now releaseing^([sic]) music in their packs as well as vgas and rips. It^([sic]) you check out some local area code groups I'm sure you'll find high quality ansi if the group is good enough.
12. informal A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
13. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).
14. Canada, slang A joyride. Camp at Kakwa Wildland Park staging area to hit the trails at first light or take a short drive from the city and go for a rip at the Big Mountain area.

Similar: tear

noun rips

1. colloquial, dated, regional A worthless horse; a nag.
2. colloquial, dated, regional An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel. "Bad luck to yer, ye ould rip," sez he, "what a purty thrick yuv played me, to bring me here;" an' he still wint an yellin', and the farther they got an the bridge, the loudher he yelled[.]

noun rips

1. Scotland A handful of unthreshed grain.

interjection

1. Internet Alternative letter-case form of RIP lmfao rip your dms

interjection R.I.P. · rip

1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, or rest in peace (a blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace). RIP, Pope Francis.
2. broadly, informal, ironic, often Expressing disappointment at the fact that someone or something has come to an end or gone away. RIP Vine. Only real ones remember.
3. excessive, humorous, ironic, often, slang Expressing concern about something bad happening to someone or something. That jumpscare is so loud! RIP headphone users.
4. broadly, slang Expressing mild disappointment or embarrassment. I applied to dozens of companies and didn't get a single job offer, RIP.
5. abbreviation, derogatory, initialism Initialism of rest in piss
6. abbreviation, initialism, rare Initialism of rest in power

proper noun R.I.P. · rip

1. Routing information protocol, a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks.

noun R.I.P. · rip

1. uncountable Repeat-induced point mutation, a process by which both copies of duplicated sequences are mutated. The RIP process can be extremely efficient. A linked duplication of 6 kb of Neurospora DNA, whose elements were separated by 7.5 kb of bacterial and unique Neurospora sequences, never survived a cross unrearranged.

noun RIPs · R.I.P. · rip

1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of reduction in pay […] recommended as punishment a 55-day RIP (reduction in pay) but was overruled by higher authorities […]

noun RIPs · R.I.P. · rip

1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of ribosome-inactivating protein

proper noun

1. A male given name from Dutch.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Ripley. Rip Weaver, Rip Rawlings