rip

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rip[1,verb] rip[2,noun] rip[3,noun] rip[4,noun]

Main Entry: ¹rip
Pronunciation: 'rip
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ripped; rip·ping
Etymology: Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk
transitive verb
1 a : to tear or split apart or open b : to saw or split (wood) with the grain
2 : to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade
3 : to hit sharply <ripped a double to left field>
4 : to utter violently : spit out <ripped out an oath>
5 : CRITICIZE, DISPARAGE
intransitive verb
1 : to become ripped : REND
2 : to rush headlong <ripped past second base>
synonym see TEAR
- rip into : to tear into : ATTACK