Lexic.us

Definition of Rip

1. Verb. Tear or be torn violently. "They rip the sheets"; "Pull the cooked chicken into strips"

2. Noun. A dissolute man in fashionable society.

3. Verb. Move precipitously or violently. "The tornado ripped along the coast"

4. Noun. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. "She had snags in her stockings"

5. Verb. Cut (wood) along the grain.

6. Noun. A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.

7. Verb. Criticize or abuse strongly and violently. "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

8. Noun. The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. "He gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

Definition of Rip

1. n. A wicker fish basket.

2. v. t. To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off.

3. n. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.

Definition of Rip

1. Initialism. Latin: ''requiescat in pace'', 'may he rest in peace' ¹

2. Initialism. Rest in peace, the identically abbreviated English translation ¹

3. Initialism. Routing Information Protocol (RIP), a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks ¹

4. Noun. A tear (in paper, etc.). ¹

5. Noun. A type of tide or current. ¹

6. Noun. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action. ¹

7. Noun. (slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To cause something, usually paper, to rapidly become two parts. ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts. ¹

10. Verb. (context: woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain. Contrast crosscut. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive slang computing) To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc. ¹

12. Verb. (slang narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana. ¹

13. Verb. (slang) To fart. ¹

14. Verb. (US slang) To mock or criticize. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive slang chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rip

1. to tear or cut apart roughly [v RIPPED, RIPPING, RIPS]

Medical Definition of Rip

1. A wicker fish basket. Origin: Cf. Icel. Hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. Corb. Cf. Ripier. 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; commonly used with up, open, off. 2. To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. "He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart." (Granville) 3. 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." (Clarendon) "For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy . . . Is neither wise nor comely." (Milton) 4. To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fibre. Ripping chisel See Ripsaw. To rip out, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an oath. See To rap out, under Rap. Origin: Cf. AS. R

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rip

riotings riotise riotises riotize riotizes riotless riotour riotours riotous riotously

riotousness riotousnesses riotries riotry riots rip-off rip-offs rip-roaring rip box rip boxes

rip current rip currents rip into rip off rip on rip out rip saw rip saws

Other Resources: