rip
1 of 5verb
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 5noun (1)
1
: a rent made by ripping : tear
2
: cut sense 5b
rip
3 of 5noun (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 5noun (3)
: a dissolute person : libertine
RIP
5 of 5abbreviation
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
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
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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
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 2noun
: a usually long tear
ripens
verb
as in grows
to become mature pears ripening on the tree Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grows
- progresses
- matures
- develops
- ages
- grows up
- mellows
- blossoms
- softens
- blooms
- flowers
- evolves
- flourishes
- unfolds
- opens
- burgeons
- grays
- bourgeons
- gets on
- gets along
- advances
- greys
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decays
- deteriorates
- dries
- degenerates
- worsens
- declines
- fades
- shrivels
- wanes
- weakens
- sinks
- droops
- withers
- sags
- reverts
- wilts
- regresses
- returns
- wastes (away)
- flags
- lapses
- retrogresses
- backslides