rip

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verb

ˈrip

ripped; ripping

transitive verb

: to tear or split apart or open

: to saw or split (wood) with the grain

: to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade

: to hit sharply

ripped a double to left field

: to utter violently : spit out

ripped out an oath

: criticize, disparage

intransitive verb

: to become ripped : rend

: to rush headlong

ripped past second base

rip

2 of 5

noun (1)

: a rent made by ripping : tear

: cut sense 5b

rip

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds

: a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom

: rip current

rip

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noun (3)

: a dissolute person : libertine

RIP

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abbreviation

ˌär-ˌī-ˈpē How to pronounce RIP (audio)

[Latin requiescat in pace] may he rest in peace, may she rest in peace

[Latin requiescant in pace] may they rest in peace

rip 1 of 3

verb

as in to tear

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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tear
rend
shred
cut
split
break
rive
slash
ribbon
tatter
cleave
rupture
gash
dissect
lacerate
hack
mangle
butcher
dismember
incise

as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

Synonyms & Similar Words

slit
slice
slash
cut
pierce
stab
split
gash
tear
bruise
shear
chop
incise
rend
sever
cleave
carve
crosscut
mangle
dissect
rive
scissor
hacksaw
hack
lacerate
chip
saw
butcher
chisel
notch
section
haggle
amputate
cut off
mince
dice
anatomize

as in to fly

to proceed or move quickly the car went ripping down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

fly
speed
drive
rush
hurry
scurry
chase
zip
travel
jump
race
blow
run
tear
trot
scoot
scuttle
dart
blast
buzz
hurl
step
shoot
dash
ram
bowl
bolt
whirl
jog
zoom
rustle
hie
bundle
breeze
careen
course
pelt
blaze
jet
hump
motor
hasten
nip
barrel
hustle
whisk
belt
beat it
cannonball
rocket
career
hurtle
hare
bomb
gallop
bustle
highball
shake a leg
make tracks
step on it
crack (on)
scamper
get a move on
flit
hotfoot (it)
accelerate
beetle
sprint
streak
scuffle
scud
stampede
whiz
overtake
quicken
outrun
step out
whizz
outstrip
outpace
catch up
arrow
beeline
fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drag
crawl
poke
creep
linger
poke
hang (around or out)
stroll
lag
shuffle
dawdle
saunter
amble
tarry
lumber
decelerate
slow (down or up)
plod
loiter
dillydally
dally

as in to yank

to separate or remove by forceful pulling rip a sheet off the pad of paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

yank
tear
grab
pull
snatch
wrench
wrest
pry
extract
nab
seize
sever
force
amputate
uproot
dissever
nip
jerk
lop (off)
snap (up)
cut (off)
prize
root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reattach

rip

2 of 3

noun (1)

as in tear

a long deep cut the hoe left rips in the lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

tear
slit
slash
scratch
rent
fracture
incision
gash
scrape
injury
wound
laceration
crack
score
rupture
abrasion
snag

rip

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in pervert

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down

Synonyms & Similar Words

pervert
degenerate
rake
deviate
villain
playboy
libertine
derelict
debaucher
heel
perv
backslider
delinquent
cad
profligate
decadent
incorrigible
bankrupt
rakehell
knave
scoundrel
reprobate
rogue
blackguard
debauchee
satyr
lecher
rascal
playgirl
miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

saint

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of rip are cleave, rend, rive, split, and tear. While all these words mean "to separate forcibly," rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint.

ripped the shirt on a nail

The synonyms cleave and rip are sometimes interchangeable, but cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow.

a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak

While the synonyms rend and rip are close in meaning, rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering.

an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes

Although the words rive and rip have much in common, rive occurs most often in figurative use.

a political party riven by conflict

While in some cases nearly identical to rip, split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers.

split logs for firewood

In some situations, the words tear and rip are roughly equivalent. However, tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges.

tear up the letter

单词	rip
释义	rip 1 of 5 verb ˈrip ripped; ripping transitive verb 1 a : to tear or split apart or open b : to saw or split (wood) with the grain 2 : to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade 3 : to hit sharply ripped a double to left field 4 : to utter violently : spit out ripped out an oath 5 : criticize, disparage intransitive verb 1 : to become ripped : rend 2 : to rush headlong ripped past second base rip 2 of 5 noun (1) 1 : a rent made by ripping : tear 2 : cut sense 5b rip 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 : a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds 2 : a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom 3 : rip current rip 4 of 5 noun (3) : a dissolute person : libertine RIP 5 of 5 abbreviation ˌär-ˌī-ˈpē 1 [Latin requiescat in pace] may he rest in peace, may she rest in peace 2 [Latin requiescant in pace] may they rest in peace Phrases rip into : to tear into : attack Synonyms Verb rend ribbon rive shred tatter tear Noun (1) gash incision laceration rent slash slit tear Noun (3) backslider debauchee debaucher decadent degenerate deviate libertine perv pervert profligate rake rakehell See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She ripped the fabric in half. He ripped open the package. The dog ripped the pillow to shreds . The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall. Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob. I ripped the poster off the wall. The sink had been ripped from the wall. He ripped the page out of the magazine. She ripped off her mask. He ripped the letter from my hands. See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk Noun (2) perhaps from rip entry 2 Noun (3) perhaps by shortening & alteration from reprobate First Known Use Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (1) 1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun (3) 1781, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing rip rip off rip a hole rip apart rip cord rip up rip-roaring rip current let rip rip into rip off rip a hole rip apart rip cord rip up rip-roaring rip current let rip rip into See More Kids Definition rip 1 of 2 verb ˈrip ripped; ripping 1 : to cut or tear open : split apart I ripped the package open. 2 : to remove quickly (as by tearing) He ripped a page out. rip 2 of 2 noun : a usually long tear rip 1 of 3 verb 1 as in to tear to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tear rend shred cut split break rive slash ribbon tatter cleave rupture gash dissect lacerate hack mangle butcher dismember incise 2 as in to slit to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife Synonyms & Similar Words slit slice slash cut pierce stab split gash tear bruise shear chop incise rend sever cleave carve crosscut mangle dissect rive scissor hacksaw hack lacerate chip saw butcher chisel notch section haggle amputate cut off mince dice anatomize 3 as in to fly to proceed or move quickly the car went ripping down the road Synonyms & Similar Words fly speed drive rush hurry scurry chase zip travel jump race blow run tear trot scoot scuttle dart blast buzz hurl step shoot dash ram bowl bolt whirl jog zoom rustle hie bundle breeze careen course pelt blaze jet hump motor hasten nip barrel hustle whisk belt beat it cannonball rocket career hurtle hare bomb gallop bustle highball shake a leg make tracks step on it crack (on) scamper get a move on flit hotfoot (it) accelerate beetle sprint streak scuffle scud stampede whiz overtake quicken outrun step out whizz outstrip outpace catch up arrow beeline fast-forward Antonyms & Near Antonyms drag crawl poke creep linger poke hang (around or out) stroll lag shuffle dawdle saunter amble tarry lumber decelerate slow (down or up) plod loiter dillydally dally See More 4 as in to yank to separate or remove by forceful pulling rip a sheet off the pad of paper Synonyms & Similar Words yank tear grab pull snatch wrench wrest pry extract nab seize sever force amputate uproot dissever nip jerk lop (off) snap (up) cut (off) prize root (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms reattach rip 2 of 3 noun (1) as in tear a long deep cut the hoe left rips in the lawn Synonyms & Similar Words tear slit slash scratch rent fracture incision gash scrape injury wound laceration crack score rupture abrasion snag rip 3 of 3 noun (2) as in pervert a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down Synonyms & Similar Words pervert degenerate rake deviate villain playboy libertine derelict debaucher heel perv backslider delinquent cad profligate decadent incorrigible bankrupt rakehell knave scoundrel reprobate rogue blackguard debauchee satyr lecher rascal playgirl miscreant Antonyms & Near Antonyms saint Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of rip are cleave, rend, rive, split, and tear. While all these words mean "to separate forcibly," rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint. ripped the shirt on a nail The synonyms cleave and rip are sometimes interchangeable, but cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow. a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak While the synonyms rend and rip are close in meaning, rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering. an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes Although the words rive and rip have much in common, rive occurs most often in figurative use. a political party riven by conflict While in some cases nearly identical to rip, split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers. split logs for firewood In some situations, the words tear and rip are roughly equivalent. However, tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. tear up the letter Phrases Containing rip rip off rip off
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