rip

noun

  1. 1

    the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

    he gave the envelope a vigorous rip

  2. 2

    a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

  3. 3

    an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

    there was a rip in his pants

    she had snags in her stockings

  4. 4

    a dissolute man in fashionable society

verb

  1. 1

    criticize or abuse strongly and violently

    The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly

  2. 2

    tear or be torn violently

    The curtain ripped from top to bottom

    pull the cooked chicken into strips

  3. 3

    cut (wood) along the grain

  4. 4

    move precipitously or violently

    The tornado ripped along the coast

Synonyms

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