n.
Pronunciation: ' rip
Function: verb
Inflected Form: 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
– rip into : to tear into : ATTACK