Rip

Quick meaning: Rip is a verb meaning (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove violently or wrongly.
2. (transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
3. (intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
4. (woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
5. (transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
6. (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
7. (slang) To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.

Example Sentences

to rip a garment; to rip up a floor

He'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.

A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.

My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.

Word Forms

• rips
• ripping
• ripped

Synonyms for rip

Depending on context, synonyms include tear, profligate, split, roue, rend, pull.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include profligate, rend, tear, rive, pull, split.

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