Abbreviations.com Convert.net Definitions.net Lyrics.net Phrases.net Quotes.net References.net Rhymes.net Synonyms.net USZip.com  Bookmark and Share
 
Definitions.net
Search for Dictionary Definitions:  
Browse Alphabetically:
 A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   # 
 random definition 

 Definitions of rip  [ɪp]  

Translate rip to



Definition of 'rip' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) rip
to cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously:
to rip open a seam.

2.  rip
to cut or tear away roughly or vigorously:
to rip bark from a tree.

3.  rip
to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain.

4. (v.i.) rip
to become torn apart or split open.

5.  rip
to move with violence or great speed.

6.  rip
rip into, to attack physically or verbally; assail.

7.  rip
Slang.

8.  rip
to steal.

9.  rip
to steal from, cheat, or exploit.

10. (n.) rip
a rent made by ripping; tear.

11.  rip
to allow something to go on without restraint.

12. (n.) rip
a stretch of turbulent water at sea or in a river.

13. (n.) rip
a dissolute or worthless person.

14.  RIP
may he or she rest in peace.

15.  RIP
may they rest in peace.

Etymology:  (< L requiēscant in pāce)

Definition of 'rip' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue
a dissolute man in fashionable society

2. (noun) rip, rent, snag, split, tear
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
"there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

3. (noun) rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

4. (verb) rent, rip, split
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
"he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

5. (verb) rend, rip, rive, pull
tear or be torn violently
"The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

6. (verb) rip
move precipitously or violently
"The tornado ripped along the coast"

7. (verb) rip
cut (wood) along the grain

8. (verb) rip
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
"The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"


Definition of 'rip' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) rip
to tear or cause to tear
My shirt ripped.; She ripped the paper in half.; The bullet ripped a hole in the flag.; He ripped his jacket on a branch.

2.  rip
to pull sth out or away, quickly or with force
"Give me that!" he said ripping the money out of my hands.

3. (noun) rip
a hole caused when sth rips
a rip in his jeans


Definition of 'rip' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) rip
a wicker fish basket

2. (noun) rip
a rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration

3. (noun) rip
a term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse

4. (noun) rip
a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or currents

5. (verb) rip
to divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off

6. (verb) rip
to get by, or as by, cutting or tearing

7. (verb) rip
to tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up

8. (verb) rip
to saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber


Definitions of 'rip' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  rip
1. To extract the digital representation of a piece of music from an audio CD. Software that does this is often called a “CD ripper”.

2. [Amiga hackers] To extract sound or graphics from a program that they have been compiled/assembled into, or which generates them at run-time. In the case of older Amiga games this entails searching through memory shortly after a reboot. This sense has been in use for many years and probably gave rise to the (now more common) sense 1.


Translation of 'rip' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc
He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skeur Arabic flag Arabic: يُمَزِّق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: разпарям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: rasgar(-se) Czech flag Czech: roztrhnout (se) German flag German: reißen
Danish flag Danish: rive; flænge Greek flag Greek: (ξε)σκίζω Spanish flag Spanish: rasgar, desgarrar
Estonian flag Estonian: (katki) rebima, rebenema Farsi flag Farsi: پاره کردن Finnish flag Finnish: revetä
French flag French: (se) déchirer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִיקָרַע Hindi flag Hindi: फाड़ना, चीरना
Croatian flag Croatian: poderati, rasparati Hungarian flag Hungarian: (fel)hasít Indonesian flag Indonesian: merobek
Icelandic flag Icelandic: rífa, rifna Italian flag Italian: strappare Japanese flag Japanese: 裂く
Korean flag Korean: 짝 잡아 찢다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: perplėšti, perplyšti, sup Latvian flag Latvian: []plīst; saplīst; []plēst
Malay flag Malay: mengoyakkan Dutch flag Dutch: scheuren Norwegian flag Norwegian: rive opp/i stykker
Polish flag Polish: rozedrzeć się Persian flag Persian: پاره کردن Pashto flag Pashto: څیری کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: rasgar(-se) Romanian flag Romanian: a (se) rupe Russian flag Russian: порвать(ся)
Slovak flag Slovak: roztrhnúť (sa) Slovenian flag Slovenian: strgati (se) Serbian flag Serbian: pocepati
Swedish flag Swedish: riva[s] sönder Thai flag Thai: ฉีก Turkish flag Turkish: yırt(ıl)mak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 扯開,撕裂 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рвати Urdu flag Urdu: چاک کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: xé toạc Chinese flag Chinese: 扯裂,撕坏

Get even more translations for rip...



'rip' - Nearby Entries  

rip  rip off  rip-off  ripe olive  ripen  ripening  riposte  



Citation: Add this definition to your bibliography   MLA  Chicago  APA 
"rip." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2012. 16 February. 2012. http://www.definitions.net/definition/rip


Alternative search options for 'rip'   
Search for Synonyms for 'rip'
Quotes containing the term 'rip'
Search for Phrases containing the term 'rip'
Search for Abbreviations containing the term 'rip'
Search for 'rip' on Search rip on Amazon.com! & Search rip on Google.com!
What rhymes with 'rip'?
NEW:Search for Song lyrics containing the word 'rip'


Definitions.net |  Login |  Add New Abbreviation |  Your List |  Tools |  Become an Editor |  Tell a Friend |  Awards |  Testimonials |  Press |  News |  Forum new! |  APIs |  About
Copyright ©2001-2011 STANDS4 LLC. All rights reserved.  Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  Advertise  |  Contact Us  Follow us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter!