rip

rip

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rip¹ S3 /rɪp/ verb (past tense and past participle ripped, present participle ripping)1. [intransitive and transitive] to tear something or be torn quickly and violently:
    Her clothes had all been ripped.
    The sails ripped under the force of the wind.
    Impatiently, Sue ripped the letter open.
2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something quickly and violently, using your hands
    rip something out/off/away/down
    Gilly ripped out a sheet of paper from her notebook.
    The buttons had been ripped off.
3. rip something/somebody to shreds
  a. to destroy something or damage it badly by tearing it in many places:
    Jill’s kitten is ripping her sofa to shreds.
  b. informal to strongly criticize someone, or criticize their opinions, remarks, behaviour etc:
    I expected to have my argument ripped to shreds.
4. [transitive] to copy music from a CD to an MP3 player or computer
5. let rip informal to speak or behave violently or emotionally:
    Fran took a slow deep breath, then let rip, yelling and shouting at him.
6. let it/her rip informal to make a car, boat etc go as fast as it can:
    Put your foot on the gas and let her rip__
     
rip something ↔ apart phrasal verb
  to tear or pull something to pieces:
    He was ripped apart by savage beasts in the forest.
rip somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb informal
  1. to charge someone too much money for something
   SYN  overcharge:
    The agency really ripped us off.
  2. to steal something:
    Somebody had come in and ripped off the TV and stereo.
  3. to take words, ideas etc from someone else’s work and use them in your own work as if they were your own ideas
   SYN  plagiarize
  ⇨ rip-off(2)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ tear to damage paper or cloth by pulling it too hard, or letting it touch something sharp: She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper. | I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence.
   ▪ rip to tear something quickly or violently: Beth excitedly ripped open the package. | Stop pulling my dress__ You’ll rip it__
   ▪ split to tear your trousers or shirt when you put them on, because they are too tight for you: He bent down and split his trousers. | Oh no, now I’ve split my shirt.
   ▪ ladder British English if a woman ladders her tights or STOCKINGS, she tears them so that a long thin line appears in them: Damn__ I’ve laddered my tights__
   ▪ snag to catch a piece of clothing on something rough or sharp so that it tears slightly: I snagged my shirt on a nail.
   ▪ shred to deliberately destroy letters, documents etc by cutting them into thin pieces, often by using a special machine: In order to prevent fraud, it’s best to shred your bank statements. | I went through all my papers shredding things I didn’t need.
   ▪ frayed torn a little along the edges – used about clothes, carpets etc that have been used a lot: He was wearing an old pair of frayed jeans. | The rug was a little frayed around the edges. | The jacket was a little frayed at the cuffs.
rip on somebody/something phrasal verb American English informal
  to complain a lot about someone or something
rip through something phrasal verb
  to move through a place quickly and with violent force:
    A wave of bombings ripped through the capital’s business district.
rip something ↔ up phrasal verb
  to tear something into pieces:
    Sue ripped his photo up into tiny bits.

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rip² noun [countable]
a long tear or cut:
    a green leather jacket with a rip in the sleeve

RIP
RIP /ˌɑːr aɪ ˈpiː/
the abbreviation of Rest in Peace, written on a gravestone