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Syllabification: (rip)
Pronunciation: /rip/
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Definition of rip

verb (rips, ripping, ripped)

  • 1 [with object] tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone:a fan tried to rip his pants off during a show figurativecountries ripped apart by fighting
  • make a long tear or cut in:you’ve ripped my jacket (as adjective ripped)ripped jeans
  • make (a hole) by force:the truck was struck by lightning and had a hole ripped out of its roof
  • [no object] come violently apart; tear:he heard something rip
  • cut (wood) in the direction of the grain.
  • 2 [no object] move forcefully and rapidly:fire ripped through her bungalow
  • 3use a program to copy (material from a CD or DVD) onto a computer’s hard drive:every Beatles song ever made, ripped from my boxed set of CDs

noun

  • 1a long tear or cut.
  • [in singular] an act of tearing something forcibly.
  • 2North American informal a fraud or swindle; a rip-off.

Phrases

let rip

informal do something or proceed vigorously or without restraint:the brass sections let rip with sheer gusto
express oneself vehemently or angrily.

let something rip

informal allow something, especially a vehicle, to go at full speed.
allow something to happen forcefully or without interference:once she started a tirade, it was best to let it rip
utter or express something forcefully and noisily:when I passed the exam I let rip a “yippee.”

Phrasal Verbs

rip into

informal make a vehement verbal attack on:he ripped into me just for going into the trailer

rip someone off

informal cheat someone, especially financially.

rip something off

informal steal:they have ripped off $6.7 billion
copy; plagiarize:the film is a shameless collection of ideas ripped off from other movies

rip something up

tear something violently into small pieces so as to destroy it.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with the verb reap. The noun dates from the early 18th century

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