rip
/ɹɪp/
Dictionary
noun
- A tear (in paper, etc.).
- A type of tide or current.
- A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- (Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
- Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.
- A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
Synonyms:tear
verb
- 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"
- To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
"My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble."
- To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- To move quickly and destructively.
- To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
- To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
- To fart.
- To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
- To steal; to rip off.
- To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
- To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
- To surf extremely well.
Synonyms:tear
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