Rip — synonyms, definition

1. rip (Noun)

blood breach break cleavage cleft countercurrent crack crevice crosscurrent cut fissure fracture gash laceration profligate rake rakehell rent riptide roue • • •

rip (Noun) — A dissolute man in fashionable society.

rip (Noun) — An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. ex. "there was a rip in his pants"

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

rip (Noun) — The act of rending, ripping or splitting something. ex. "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

debauchee gap libertine opening rounder tear turbulence turbulency

2. rip (Verb)

claw cleave cut disjoint draw blood gash jerk lacerate pierce pluck pull rend rive scratch sever shred slash slice slit slobber • • •

rip (Verb) — Tear or be torn violently. ex. "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"

rip (Verb) — Move precipitously or violently. ex. "The tornado ripped along the coast"

rip (Verb) — Cut (wood) along the grain.

rip (Verb) — Criticize or abuse strongly and violently. ex. "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

rip (Verb) — (informal, computing) copy data, esp. music or video, from an optical disk (such as a CD or DVD) to a hard drive or another re-writable storage device.

assail assault attack bomb buck bust charge cut lash out round rupture scream shoot shoot down snap snipe tear

3. rip (Abbreviation)

rip (Abbreviation) — (used on gravestones) Rest In Peace.