rip

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or…

   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.

   • to rip a garment; to rip up a floor
   • For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.
   • A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
2. 2

   To tear apart

   To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

   • My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.
3. 3

   To remove violently or wrongly.

   • A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.
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   1. 4

      To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.

      • He'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.
   2. 5

      To move quickly and destructively.

      • The tornado ripped through northern Nebraska.
      • “Wall,” said the landlord, fetching a long breath, “that’s a purty long sarmon for a chap that rips a little now and then. ..."
      • On 18 November 1987 a horrific flash fire ripped through the escalators and ticket hall of King's Cross tube station, killing thirty people.
   3. 6

      To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

   4. 7

      To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

   5. 8

      To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.

      • He spent the day ripping shots at the bar and ripping blunts at home.
      • ... ripping shots of cheap liquor is the easiest way to reach intoxication. It is cheaper and less time-consuming than sharing a craft beer with a friend.
      • "... ripping shots of Jack Daniel's and vomiting in the bathroom.”
   6. 9

      To fart audibly.

   7. 10

      To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)

   8. 11

      To steal

      To steal; to rip off.

      • opensource is a double-edged sword. while you have a chance of people using and improving on the code, you will also have the chance of lamers ripping it.
      • I don't really care if someone rips my 3d engine, rips effects code, or anything - simply because my 3d engine and effects will be far more advanced when someone manages to use my code.
      • […]an old demo by some bods called "kellogs and donovan" which had ripped graphics from the game "Barbarian"[…]
   9. 12

      To move or act fast

      To move or act fast; to rush headlong.

   10. 13

       To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration

       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.
       • For brethren to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy […] is neither wise nor comely.
   11. 14

       To surf extremely well.

   12. 15

       To be very good

       To be very good; rock

   13. 16

       A tear (in paper, etc.).

   14. 17

       A type of strong, rough tide or current.

   15. 18

       A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.

   16. 19

       A hit (dose) of marijuana.

   17. 20

       A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.

   18. 21

       Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.

   19. 22

       Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable…

       Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

       • Some of these CD rips don't sound very good: what bitrate did you use?
   20. 23

       A fart.

   21. 24

       Something ripped off or stolen

       Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.

       • Well that's because groups are now releaseing^([sic]) music in their packs as well as vgas and rips. It^([sic]) you check out some local area code groups I'm sure you'll find high quality ansi if the group is good enough.
       • Scans and rips sucks, ofcourse^([sic]). But a graphician, redrawing a picture does make him less good. A pixeled image should be judged by the skills and originality in the picture, not by the motive.
   22. 25

       A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.

   23. 26

       Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).

   24. 27

       A joyride.

       • Camp at Kakwa Wildland Park staging area to hit the trails at first light or take a short drive from the city and go for a rip at the Big Mountain area.
   25. 28

       A worthless horse

       A worthless horse; a nag.

   26. 29

       An immoral man

       An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.

       • Miss Compton, in 'Other People's Worries,' asks rhetorically whether a young rip was not in the Blank divorce case.
       • If there were, in clubs and places where men talk, unpleasant rumours as to himself he preferred it to be thought that he was the rip, not his wife the strumpet.
   27. 30

       A handful of unthreshed grain.

   28. 31

       Alternative letter-case form of RIP.

       • lmfao rip your dms
   29. 32

       Initialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, or rest in peace (a blessing or…

       Initialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, or rest in peace (a blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace).

       • RIP, Pope Francis.
   30. 33

       Initialism of rest in piss.

   31. 34

       Initialism of rest in power.

   32. 35

       Routing information protocol, a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area…

       Routing information protocol, a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks.

   33. 36

       Repeat-induced point mutation, a process by which both copies of duplicated sequences are…

       Repeat-induced point mutation, a process by which both copies of duplicated sequences are mutated.

       • The RIP process can be extremely efficient. A linked duplication of 6 kb of Neurospora DNA, whose elements were separated by 7.5 kb of bacterial and unique Neurospora sequences, never survived a cross unrearranged.
       • To investigate the impact of RIP on protein families in Neurospora, genes were clustered into ‘multigene families’ on the basis of an all versus all comparison of protein sequences (see Methods).
   34. 37

       Initialism of reduction in pay.

       • […] recommended as punishment a 55-day RIP (reduction in pay) but was overruled by higher authorities […]
       • He admitted to his indiscretion and accepted a five-day RIP (reduction in pay). What the hell is going on? I wondered. We let a captain with possible O.C. connections off the hook, but we bust a patrolman for having a drink!
   35. 38

       Initialism of ribosome-inactivating protein.

   36. 39

       A male given name from Dutch.

   37. 40

       A diminutive of the male given name Ripley.

       • Rip Weaver, Rip Rawlings

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