rip

verb

1. (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.

   “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.”

   “On the other hand, HMS Colossus takes multiple hits from several battleships at once, having drifted closer to the German fleet than the rest of her squadron. She explodes as multiple magazine detonations rip the ship apart, and is lost with all hands.”

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

   “My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”

3. (transitive)To remove violently or wrongly.

   “A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.”

   “Mary is sister to the marginalized women who live unchronicled lives in oppressive situations. It does her no honor to rip her out of her conflictual, dangerous historical circumstances and transmute her into an icon of a peaceful, middle-class life robed in royal blue.”

4. (transitive)To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.

   “He'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.”

5. (figuratively, intransitive)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.”

6. To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
7. (slang, transitive)To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
8. (slang)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.””

9. (slang)To fart audibly.
10. (US, slang, sometimes, transitive)To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
11. (slang, transitive)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"[…]”

12. To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
13. (archaic)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.”

14. (intransitive, slang)To surf extremely well.
15. (intransitive, slang)To be very good; rock

noun

1. A tear (in paper, etc.).
2. (Australia, New-Zealand)A type of strong, rough tide or current.

   “Rhythmic beaches consist of a rhythmic longshore bar that narrows and deepens when the rip crosses the breaker, and in between broadens, shoals and approaches the shore. It does not, however, reach the shore, with a continuous rip feeder channel feeding the rips to either side of the bar.”

   “Undertows (or ‘rips’) are the main problem. If you find yourself being carried out by a rip, the important thing to do is just keep afloat; don′t panic or try to swim against the rip, which will exhaust you. In most cases the current stops within a couple of hundred metres of the shore and you can then swim parallel to the shore for a short way to get out of the rip and make your way back to land.”

   “2010, Jeff Wilks, Donna Prendergast, Chapter 9: Beach Safety and Millennium Youth: Travellers and Sentinels, Pierre Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo, Donna Pendergast, Tourism and Generation Y, page 100, Given that a large number of all rescues conducted by Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) occur in rips (a rip being a relatively narrow, seaward moving stream of water), this is critical surf-safety information (Surf Life Saving Australia, 2005).”

3. (in-plural)A type of strong, rough tide or current.

   “At rare intervals the water is smooth and deep, but the rips, rapids and falls give the river its distinctive character. About two and a half miles from its mouth it contracts somewhat, and plunges over a precipice one hundred feet high[…]”

   “In the 5.8 miles between this point and the head of Burnt Land Rips the fall is 40 feet. The East Branch joins the main river about 1 1⁄2 miles below the rips at Medway. A part of this fall could probably be developed by a dam near the head of the Joe Mary Rapids, but the pondage created by a high dam would cause damage[…]”

   “At the outlet of Round Pond is the beginning of Round Pond Rips. Rips is a Maine word that generally means easy rapids. They are not hard rapids, but require your attention, as there are plenty of rocks and ledges that need to be avoided. After the rips the river is easy […]”

4. (slang)A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
5. (slang)A hit (dose) of marijuana.
6. (UK)A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
7. (slang)Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
8. (slang)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?”

9. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang)Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
10. (slang)A fart.
11. (slang)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.”

12. (informal)A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).
14. (Canada, slang)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.”

15. (colloquial, dated, regional)A worthless horse; a nag.
16. (colloquial, dated, regional)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.”

17. (Scotland)A handful of unthreshed grain.
18. (uncountable)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.”

    “Thus, the RIP process results in point mutations, consistent with the results from the heteroduplex analyses. On the basis of this information, we suggest changing the name of the phenomenon from "rearrangement induced premeiotically" to "repeat-induced point mutation."”

    “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).”

19. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)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!”

20. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of ribosome-inactivating protein.

intj

1. (Internet, alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of RIP.

   “lmfao rip your dms”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)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.”

   “But Sandor shoves his knife through his brother’s head, and when that doesn’t stop him, he sacrifices himself to kill his sibling, knocking them from the tower and plunging into the blazing fire below. R.I.P., Sandor Clegane and your malevolent brother.”

   “To be clear, there’s no reason to hate the actual Harambe. After the silverback gorilla was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016, people used “RIP Harambe” to… comment on the irony of why we mourn animals but are quick to blame humans?”

3. (broadly, informal, ironic, often)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 Vine. Only real ones remember.”

   “A couple of locally owned restaurants I enjoyed in my town didn't survive covid. RIP the one Indian food place within 100 miles.”

   “Damn my stream was lit lol rip to my twitch days YouTube here I come”

   “rip lol [in response to a Twitch streamer getting banned]”

   “Damn, RIP my original Ipad, the one that this journey started on. You will be missed 😔”

4. (excessive, humorous, ironic, often, slang)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).

   “That jumpscare is so loud! RIP headphone users.”

   “RIP your DMs.”

   “RIP your wood floors if he drops that like my dog drops bones.”

   “Damn just realized I ratio'd Pete pretty hard lol rip bozo”

   “(I'm not sure what this person was going on about, but rip whoever you mistook me for lol)”

5. (broadly, slang)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).

   “I applied to dozens of companies and didn't get a single job offer, RIP.”

   “Oops I slipped and posted some of my art rip”

   “rip I forgot it was orktober (it is always orktober to me) but here's a bear gorkanaut from my bear/duck themed bad moonz army. Happy orktober 2nd”

   “I said I was loving Unicorn Overlord and that it reminded me of Ogre Battle and Matsuno told me this lol rip”

6. (abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, initialism)Initialism of rest in piss.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, rare)Initialism of rest in power.

name

1. Routing information protocol, a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks.
2. A male given name from Dutch.
3. A diminutive of the male given name Ripley.

   “Rip Weaver, Rip Rawlings”