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    Rip
    /rip/

    verb

    • 1. tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone: "a fan tried to rip his pants off during a show" Similar tearsnatchjerktug
    • 2. move forcefully and rapidly: "fire ripped through her bungalow"

    noun

    • 1. a long tear or cut: "there was a rip in his sweatshirt"
    • 2. a fraud or swindle; a rip-off. informal North American
  2. (informal) to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control. When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him. The group let rip with a single from their new album. rip somebody/something apart/to shreds/to bits, etc. to destroy something; to criticize somebody very strongly.

  3. abbreviation for. rest in peace: (used, especially on grave markers and memorials, to wish peace after death upon a deceased person). Often Facetious. (used to indicate that a person or thing has been destroyed or damaged): RIP to my dignity after that awful spin class. rip.

  4. 3 days ago · When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife. I felt the banner rip as we were pushed in opposite directions. Synonyms: be torn, tear, split, burst More Synonyms of rip. 2. countable noun. A rip is a long cut or split in something made of cloth or paper.

  5. When you rip something, you tear it quickly or forcefully. It's almost always better to rip off a Band-Aid than to peel it off slowly. You can rip a piece of paper in half, or rip a hole in the roof of your tent. When you tear, split, or pull something apart, you rip it.

  6. to tear quickly and suddenly, or to tear something quickly and suddenly: She ripped her dress getting off her bike. He ripped open the parcel. rip sth out/off/from, etc. to remove something by pulling it away quickly: Hedges had been ripped out to make larger fields. [ T ]

  7. to remove something by pulling it away quickly: Hedges had been ripped out to make larger fields. [ T ] to copy information from a CD onto an MP3 player (= a piece of electronic equipment or a computer program for storing music) Phrasal verbs. rip sb off. rip sth off. rip through sth. rip sth up. noun [ C ] uk / rɪp / us.

  8. rip meaning, definition, what is rip: to tear something or be torn quickly and...: Learn more.

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