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- Dictionaryrip/rɪp/
verb
- 1. tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone: "a fan tried to rip his trousers off during a show" Similar
- 2. move forcefully and rapidly: "fire ripped through her bungalow"
noun
- 1. a long tear or cut: "there was a rip in his sweatshirt"
- 2. a fraud or swindle; a rip-off. informal North American
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to remove something quickly, without being careful: I wish the old fireplaces hadn't been ripped out. We ripped up the carpets and laid a new wooden floor. Fewer examples. I've ripped my trousers - can you stitch them up for me? The sleeve of my jacket (got) caught on the door handle and ripped.
The meaning of RIP is to tear or split apart or open. How to use rip in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rip.
Rip definition: to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner. See examples of RIP used in a sentence.
If something rips into someone or something or rips through them, it enters that person or thing so quickly and forcefully that it often goes completely through them.
(informal) to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control. When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him. The group let rip with a single from their new album. rip somebody/something apart/to shreds/to bits, etc. to destroy something; to criticize somebody very strongly.
When you rip something, you tear it quickly or forcefully. It's almost always better to rip off a Band-Aid than to peel it off slowly. You can rip a piece of paper in half, or rip a hole in the roof of your tent. When you tear, split, or pull something apart, you rip it.
Noun. Abbreviation. Idiom. Filter. verb. ripped, ripping, rips. To cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to be pulled apart, as by an accident. He ripped his pants when he bent over. American Heritage. To remove by or as by so cutting or tearing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
to tear quickly and suddenly, or to tear something quickly and suddenly: She ripped her dress getting off her bike. He ripped open the parcel. rip sth out/off/from, etc. to remove something by pulling it away quickly: Hedges had been ripped out to make larger fields. [ T ]
n. 1. The act of ripping. 2. A torn or split place, especially along a seam. 3. A ripsaw. Phrasal Verbs: rip into.
to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him. The group let rip with a single from their new album.
