I. ˈrip verb
( ripped ; rip·ping )
Etymology: Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk
Date: 15th century
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
Synonyms: see tear
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- rip into
II. noun
Date: 1711
1. : a rent made by ripping : tear
2. : cut 5b
III. noun
Etymology: perhaps from rip (II)
Date: 1775
1. : a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds
2. : a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom
3. : rip current
IV. noun
Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from reprobate
Date: 1797
: a dissolute person : libertine