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rip 1 R0255400 (rĭp)v. ripped, rip·ping, rips v.tr.1. a. To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically. See Synonyms at tear1.b. To cause to be pulled apart, as by an accident: He ripped his pants when he bent over.2. To split or saw (wood) along the grain.3. Computers To copy (audio or audio-visual material from) a CD or DVD.4. To subject to vehement criticism or attack: The critic ripped the tedious movie.5. Informal To produce, display, or utter suddenly: ripped out a vicious oath.6. Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).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 Verbs: rip into To 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.Idiom: let it/'er rip Informal To allow something to start or happen with vigor or energy. [Middle English rippen, from Flemish; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
rip 2 R0255400 (rĭp)n.1. A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.2. A rip current. [Probably from rip.]
rip 3 R0255400 (rĭp)n.1. A dissolute person.2. An old or worthless horse. [Possibly shortening and alteration of reprobate.]
RIPabbr. Latin requiescat in pace (may he rest in peace; may she rest in peace)Thesaurusripverb1. To separate or pull apart by force:rend, rive, run, split, tear.2. Informal. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.phrasal verb rip intoTo criticize harshly and devastatingly:blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, scarify, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash.Informal: roast.Slang: slam.Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.phrasal verb rip off1. Slang. To take (another's property) without permission:filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, steal, thieve.Informal: lift, swipe.Slang: cop, heist, hook, nip, pinch, snitch.Idiom: make off with.2. Slang. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something:fleece, overcharge.Slang: clip, gouge, nick, scalp, skin, soak.Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners .nounA hole made by tearing:rent, run, tear.Translationsrip into
rip into1. To violently pierce, puncture, or perforate someone. Shrapnel from the bomb ripped into the side of the airplane. Bullets ripped into him, tearing him to pieces. The kids ripped into the bag of candy, too excited to do it carefully.2. To criticize or reproach someone or something in a severe and merciless manner. The boss ripped into me for how I bungled the Jefferson account. I can hear Mom ripping into Dad again about his gambling.See also: riprip into someone or something 1. Lit. to attack someone or something by ripping. The raccoons ripped into the trash bags, scattering papers and stuff all over the street. The horrid murderer ripped into the helpless victim. 2. Fig. to criticize or censure someone or something severely. The drama critic ripped into Larry. The critics really ripped into Larry's poor performance.See also: riprip intoAlso, tear into. Attack or criticize vehemently, as in She ripped into her opponent's voting record. These expressions allude to the literal senses of the verbs rip and tear, that is, "cut" or "slash." See also: riprip intov.1. To attack someone or something with great vigor or violence; tear into: The lion ripped into the deer carcass.2. To criticize someone or something vehemently: The candidate ripped into her opponent's political record.See also: ripEncyclopediaSeeRIPThesaurusSeerip |