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verb

1. To separate or pull apart by force: rend, rive, run, split, tear¹. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.
2. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. 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, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

phrasal verb - rip into

To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, scarify¹, 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,, praise/blame.

phrasal verb - rip off

1. To take (another's property) without permission: filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, steal, thieve. Informal lift, swipe. Slang cop, heist, hook, nip¹, pinch, snitch. Idioms: makewalkoff with. See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.
2. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something: fleece, overcharge. Slang clip¹, gouge, nick, scalp, skin, soak. Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride, take someone to the cleaners. See honest/dishonest.

noun

A hole made by tearing: rent², run, tear¹. See help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with rip:
ripe
ripe old age

See also let it rip.

n

Definition: tear, cut
Antonyms: closure

v

Definition: tear, cut
Antonyms: close, sew

from Flemish
This word originated in Belgium

Without the assistance of Flemish, the English language would be impoverished. We would not be able to rip a seam, rip open an envelope, rip apart the opposition. Romance novelists wouldn't be able to rip bodices. And nobody could rip off someone else's property.

Rip is a word so much at home in English that it needs no introduction. English obtained it in the late Middle Ages, around 1477. We didn't have to go far to get it; rip was in the vocabulary not only of Flemish but of Frisian, Dutch, and Low German. All four are Germanic languages located just across the Channel from England. They are closely related to each other and to English.

Flemish is, in fact, a variety of the Dutch language. It is spoken in Flanders, a region that includes parts of northern France and the northern half of Belgium. We count it as a separate language from Dutch because it is in a different country; it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy of its own. Nowadays standard Flemish and standard Dutch are the same, but in earlier times Flemish was a distinct dialect.

The historical importance of Flanders in trade with England has brought several dozen Flemish words into the English language. These include cambric (1530), dock (in court, 1586), funk (1743), and in this century waterzooi (a thick creamy stew, 1949).

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1. To extract the digital representation of a piece of music from an audio CD. Software that does this is often called a “CD ripper”.

2. [Amiga hackers] To extract sound or graphics from a program that they have been compiled/assembled into, or which generates them at run-time. In the case of older Amiga games this entails searching through memory shortly after a reboot. This sense has been in use for many years and probably gave rise to the (now more common) sense 1.

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n. 1. a stretch of fast-flowing and rough water in the sea or in a river, caused by the meeting of currents.

2. short for rip current.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

To cut wood lengthwise, parallel to the grain.

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verb trans.
verb trans., Austral

1: To steal. (1904 —) .

2: To exasperate; usu. in the expression wouldn't it rip you! Also, get ripped!, 'get lost!' (1941 —) .

3: to rip off orig US
a: to steal or embezzle. (1967 —) .
A. Cross Soldiers are always ripping things off, from their own outfit, from the enemy, everything (1981).

b: To cheat or defraud; to rob, deceive. (1971 —) .

c: To burgle or steal from (a shop, etc.). (1972 —) .

d: To copy or plagiarize. (1975 —) . noun


4: US, police A fine (of so many days' pay) imposed for breaking police regulations. (1939 — 58).

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abbr. for

1. repeat-induced point (mutation); a phenomenon found in Neurospora; when more than one copy of a DNA sequence is present in a haploid genome that goes through a cross, both ectopic and endogenous copies are subject to point mutation at a high rate. RIP occurs in the dikaryotic ascogenous hyphae. Because transformation of Neurospora typically leads to gene amplification, RIP provides a highly efficient and selective method of introducing mutations in vivo in any gene cloned in vitro.
2. ribosome-inactivating protein.
3. Fas receptor interacting protein; a cytosolic protein kinase that contains a death domain and participates in the activation of NF-κB and in promoting apoptosis.

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Rickettsial interference phenomenon.

For a list of words related to rip, see:

• Baseball - rip: (vb) to hit the ball well, particularly hard and straight
• Surfing
• Mood and Intent - rip: rush headlong
• Expressions of Feeling - rip: tear apart verbally; utter violently; spit out
• Violent Actions - rip: tear, cut

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See words rhyming with "rip."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - rive, flænge, sprætte op
v. intr. - flænges, blive sprættet op, kløve
n. - rift, flænge

idioms:

• Let it rip    give gas
• let rip    lade få frit løb, bande og svovle
• rip apart    flå fra hinanden
• rip cord    udløserline, udløsersnor
• rip into    fare løs på, angribe
• rip off    forlange for meget for (en vare), flå af, snyde
• rip tide    strømhvirvel
• rip to shreds    flå fra hinanden
• rip up    flå op, rive i stykker, rippe op i

2.
n. - stærk krusning

idioms:

• rip current    tværstrøm

3.
n. - slyngel, udhaler

1.
abbr. - rest in peace (hvil i fred)

2.
n. - RIP (Raster Image Processor)
v. tr. - fremstille raster af et billede

Nederlands (Dutch)
scheuren, openrijten, Ruste in vrede, scheur

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - déchirer, arracher
v. intr. - se déchirer
n. - accroc

idioms:

• Let it rip    fonce (excl) (pour une voiture)
• let rip    laisser éclater sa colère, s'en prendre à
• rip apart    (lit) déchiqueter, (fig) défoncer, descendre (une réputation) (fam)
• rip cord    corde d'ouverture (d'un parachute), cordelette de déclenchement, corde de déchirure (d'une montgolfière)
• rip into    s'enfoncer dans, frapper (qch) de fouet, (fig) descendre (qn) en flammes
• rip someone off    arnaquer qn (fam)
• rip something off    arracher qch, rafler (une idée) (fam)
• rip tide    contre-courant
• rip to shreds    déchirer (qch) en lambeaux
• rip up    déchirer, arracher

2.
n. - courant de marée

idioms:

• rip current    courant de marée

3.
n. - débauché

1.
abbr. - (abrév = rest in peace) repose en paix

2.
n. - (Comput) processeur d'images vectorielles
v. tr. - (Comput) faire un rastérisation (d'une image)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - zerreißen, reißen
n. - Riß

idioms:

• Let it rip    leg los
• let rip    loslegen
• rip apart    auseinanderreißen
• rip cord    Reißleine
• rip into    über jmdn. herfallen
• rip someone off    (Sl) betrügen
• rip something off    abtrennen
• rip tide    Kabbelung
• rip to shreds    in Fetzen reißen
• rip up    zerreißen

2.
n. - Kabbelung

idioms:

• rip current    Stromkabbelung (des Gezeitenstroms)

3.
n. - Wüstling, Taugenichts

1.
abbr. - Ruhe in Frieden

2.
n. - Raster Image Processor
v. - eine Rasterung eines Bildes machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σχίσιμο, σχισμή
v. - ξεσχίζω/-ομαι, σχίζω/-ομαι
abbr. - ας αναπαύεται εν ειρήνη!, μηχανή επεξεργασίας εικόνων ράστερ

idioms:

• Let it rip    Πάτα το γκάζι! Σανίδωσέ του!
• let rip    ξεσπώ, ενεργώ χωρίς αυτοσυγκράτηση
• rip apart    διαμελίζω, κάνω με τα κρεμμυδάκια
• rip cord    σκοινί ανοίγματος αλεξίπτωτου
• rip current    (παλιρροϊκό) ρεύμα επιστροφής
• rip into    ρίχνομαι σε
• rip off    αποσπώ βίαια, γδέρνω, γδύνω
• rip tide    (παλιρροϊκό) ρεύμα επιστροφής
• rip to shreds    κουρελιάζω, κάνω εξοντωτική κριτική
• rip up    ξεσχίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
riposi in pace, lacerarsi, sventrare, strappo

idioms:

• "Let it rip"    incominciamo!, incominciate!
• let rip    laciare andare
• rip apart    fare a pezzi
• rip cord    corda di paracadute
• rip current    marea violenta
• rip into    attaccare verbalmente
• rip off    strappare, estorcere a, imbrogliare, derubare
• rip tide    marea turbolenta
• rip up    strappare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rasgão (m), corredeira (f)
v. - rasgar
abbr. - descanse em paz

idioms:

• "Let it rip"    deixar a máquina atingir a velocidade máxima
• let rip    falar com alguém de forma violenta
• rip apart    rasgar
• rip cord    corda de abertura
• rip current    correnteza (f)
• rip into    atacar com violência
• rip off    fraudar, furtar
• rip tide    maré que causa correnteza
• rip up    rasgar

Русский (Russian)
"Земля тебе пухом", трескаться, лопаться, разрыв, разрез, трещина

idioms:

• "Let it rip"    "Запускай", "Врубай"
• let rip    рассвирепеть
• rip apart    растерзать, разбить в пух и прах
• rip cord    вытяжной трос
• rip current    сильное обратное течение особенно у берега
• rip into    вонзить, поносить, набрасываться
• rip off    грабить, обманывать
• rip tide    приливное течение
• rip up    разрывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - volar, rasgar, desgarrar, romper, abrir, destripar, descoser, soltar, arrancar, cortar, buscar a fondo, sondear, descubrir, aserrar o partir al hilo
v. intr. - desgarrarse, abrirse, partirse, ir a toda marcha, soltar un juramento
n. - desgarrón, rasgón, descosido

idioms:

• Let it rip    ¡a todo gas!, ¡pisa el acelerador!, deja que vaya a toda velocidad!
• let rip    desatarse, lanzarse con todo
• rip apart    destrozar
• rip cord    cuerda de abertura (de un paracaídas), cabo de desgarre
• rip into    abalanzarse sobre, acometer
• rip someone off    quitar violentamente, quitar rasgando, arrancar, timar, estafar, tracalear, asaltar, afanar, robar o defraudar a alguien
• rip something off    quitar violentamente, quitar rasgando, arrancar, timar, estafar, tracalear, asaltar, afanar, robar o defraudar algo
• rip tide    corriente de resaca
• rip to shreds    desgarrar, hacer trizas
• rip up    romper, desgarrar, destrozar, descoser

2.
n. - aguas revueltas, correntada

idioms:

• rip current    aguas revueltas

3.
n. - tunante, bribón

1.
abbr. - que en paz descanse

2.
n. - procesador de imagen raster
v. tr. - rasterizar una imagen

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lång reva, hästkrake, vivör
v. - riva, skära, klyva, splittras
abbr. - Vila i frid

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 撕, 剥, 扯, 劈, 锯, 划破, 凿开, 被撕破, 猛冲, 飞速行进, 裂开, 气愤地说粗话, 裂口, 破洞, 裂缝

idioms:

• Let it rip    让它去, 听其自然
• let rip    听其自然
• rip apart    把...扯破, 把...弄得凌乱不堪
• rip cord    开伞索
• rip current    激流
• rip into    猛攻, 穿进, 抨击
• rip off    偷窃, 剥削, 欺骗, 剽窃
• rip tide    洪涛, 激流
• rip to shreds    撕成碎片
• rip up    撕碎

2. 巨澜, 激浪, 回流

3. 生活放荡的人, 劣马, 浪子, 无用的老马

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 生活放蕩的人, 劣馬, 浪子, 無用的老馬

2.
v. tr. - 撕, 剝, 扯, 劈, 鋸, 劃破, 鑿開
v. intr. - 被撕破, 猛衝, 飛速行進, 裂開, 氣憤地說粗話
n. - 裂口, 破洞, 裂縫

idioms:

• Let it rip    讓它去, 聽其自然
• let rip    聽其自然
• rip apart    把...扯破, 把...弄得凌亂不堪
• rip cord    開傘索
• rip current    激流
• rip into    猛攻, 穿進, 抨擊
• rip off    偷竊, 剝削, 欺騙, 剽竊
• rip tide    洪濤, 激流
• rip to shreds    撕成碎片
• rip up    撕碎

3.
n. - 巨瀾, 激浪, 回流

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 찢다, 폭로하다, 거칠게 말하다
v. intr. - 쪼개지다, 돌진하다, 자유로이 행동하다
n. - 찢음, 내릴 톱, 돌진

idioms:

• rip into    ~을 맹렬히 공격하다, 몰아세우다
• rip up    잡아 찢다, 파헤치다, 파기하다

2.
n. - 여울에 이는 물결, 격랑, 흐름이 빠른 조류

3.
n. - 방탕자, 불량배, 배신자

1.
abbr. - rest in peace(고이 잠드소서)

2.
n. - Raster image processor(래스터 영상 처리장치)
v. tr. - 영상 이미지의 상을 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き裂く, 裂ける, はぎ取る, 切り取る
n. - 裂け目, 早瀬に立つ波, 激浪, やくざ者

idioms:

• Let it rip    ぶっとばす
• let rip    ぶちまける, ののしる
• rip apart    ばらばらにする
• rip cord    引き裂き綱, 緊急ガス放出索, 曳索
• rip current    リップカレント, 心的葛藤
• rip into    食い込む, …にくってかかる
• rip off    不当に取りあげる, だます, 奪う
• rip tide    激潮
• rip up    掘り起こす, 破棄する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شق, مزق, شخص خليع (فعل) يشق, يمزع, يشرط (اختصار) مختصر : ليرقد بسلام (على القبر)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קרע, פרם, ניסר, עשה חור‬
v. intr. - ‮נסע מהר, שט במהירות, קרע הכביש‬
n. - ‮סוס בלה‬
n. - ‮מערבולת מים גועשים בים או בנהר, שיבולת-נהר‬
n. - ‮מופקר, הולל, פרוץ‬
abbr. - ‮ינוח בשלום על משכבו (כתובת על מצבת מת)‬
n. - ‮מעבד קווי נקודות אופקיים ליצירת תמונה על מרקע המחשב‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר תמונה מקווי נקודות אופקיים על המרקע (מחשב)‬