Dictionary definition · rip
noun
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart"there was a rip in his pants"
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something"he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
verb
- tear or be torn violently"The curtain ripped from top to bottom"
- move precipitously or violently"The tornado ripped along the coast"
- cut (wood) along the grain
- take without the owner's consent"Someone stole my wallet on the train"
- criticize or abuse strongly and violently"The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).