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Meaning of 'rip' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rip [ n.]
- A wicker fish basket.
- A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.
- A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse.
- A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or currents.
2 . Rip [ v. t.]
- To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off.
- To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing.
- To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up.
- To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber.

Meaning of 'rip' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rip [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
Meaning (2):
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Example in sentence:
  • she had snags in her stockings;
  • there was a rip in his pants
3 . rip [ v]
Meaning (3):
- tear or be torn violently
Example in sentence:
  • pull the cooked chicken into strips;
  • The curtain ripped from top to bottom
Meaning (4):
- take without the owner's consent
Example in sentence:
  • Someone stole my wallet on the train;
  • This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
Meaning (5):
- criticize or abuse strongly and violently
Example in sentence:
  • The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly
Meaning (6):
- move precipitously or violently
Example in sentence:
  • The tornado ripped along the coast

Nearby Words:

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