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Definition of Rip out
1. Verb. Burst out with a violent or profane utterance. "Ripped out with an oath"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rip Out
Literary usage of Rip out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Vital Reserves: The Energies of Men. The Gospel of Relaxation by William James (1911)
"If we only check a cowardly impulse in time, for example, or if we only don't
strike the blow or rip out with the complaining or insulting word that we ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"rip out, to (American), impatiently giving vent or expression to one's feelings
or opinions, to " rap out." When brought face to face with his opponent, ..."
3. On Vital Reserves: The Energies of Men. The Gospel of Relaxation by William James (1911)
"If we only check a cowardly impulse in* time, for example, or if we only don't
strike the blow or rip out with the complaining or insulting word that we ..."
4. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"To rip out. To utter with vehemence; to swear; as, "to rip out an oath." I suppose
the clergy wouldn't give me a chance for heaven, because I rip out with ..."
5. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"A furious or mad bull ; West of S. To RIP out, RIP down, va To take down work
that ¡3 insufficient, or that has been wrongly done ; as, " To rip out a ..."
6. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1880)
"Whelped September 14, 1888 ; white, lemon spots; by Joe H, out of Flora H, by
Rip, out of Bonnett, by Stout's Sport, out of Miller's Fannie; Rip, ..."
7. Fifty Contemporary One-act Plays by Frank Shay, Pierre Loving (1920)
"Yes, I rip out the sleeves when I finish sewing on the buttons. . . . I do
anything — anything — so ..."
8. Fifty Contemporary One-act Plays by Frank Shay, Pierre Loving (1920)
"Yes, I rip out the sleeves when I finish sewing on the buttons. . . . I do
anything — anything — so we get this baby carriage. We never get another such ..."
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