Rip meaning

What does “rip” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“rip” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a dissolute man in fashionable society.

rip

a dissolute man in fashionable society
Synonymsrake rakehell profligate blood roue
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
“there was a rip in his pants”
“she had snags in her stockings”
Synonymsrent snag split tear
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Synonymsriptide tide rip crosscurrent countercurrent
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”
Synonymsrent split

tear or be torn violently
“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”
“pull the cooked chicken into strips”
Synonymsrend rive pull
move precipitously or violently
“The tornado ripped along the coast”
cut (wood) along the grain
take without the owner's consent
“Someone stole my wallet on the train”
“This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation”
Synonymssteal rip off
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
“The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University