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RIP
rent, rip, split
(noun) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; “he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
(noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
rip, rent, snag, split, tear
(noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; “there was a rip in his pants”; “she had snags in her stockings”
rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue
(noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society
rip
(verb) criticize or abuse strongly and violently; “The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly”
rend, rip, rive, pull
(verb) tear or be torn violently; “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”; “pull the cooked chicken into strips”
rip
(verb) cut (wood) along the grain
rip
(verb) move precipitously or violently; “The tornado ripped along the coast”
steal, rip off, rip
(verb) take without the owner’s consent; “Someone stole my wallet on the train”; “This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Interjection
RIP
Initialism of requiescat in pace, initialism of requiescant in pace or initialism of rest in peace.
Usage notes
• The phrase is never used in reference to actual sleep or rest for the living; it refers only to the dead.
• Typically found as an epitaph on a tombstone or in an obituary (and hence on graves in Halloween decorations, cartoons, etc.).
• The phrase is sometimes used as an epithet when referring to a deceased person, as in “This university was founded by Thomas Jefferson, RIP.”
• Also used as an indirect way of stating that someone or something is (literally or figuratively) dead.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
RIP
Routing information protocol, a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks.
Etymology 3
Noun
RIP (uncountable)
(molecular biology) Repeat-induced point mutation, a process by which both copies of duplicated sequences are mutated.
Etymology 4
Noun
RIP (plural RIPs)
(US, police) Initialism of reduction in pay.
Anagrams
• IPR, IRP, PIR, PRI, RPI, irp
Etymology 1
Noun
rip (plural rips)
A tear (in paper, etc.).
A type of tide or current.
(Australia, New Zealand) A strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
(slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
(slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
(UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
(slang) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
(computing, slang) Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
(demoscene, slang) Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.
(music, informal) A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
Synonyms
• tear
Verb
rip (third-person singular simple present rips, present participle ripping, simple past and past participle ripped)
(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
(intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
(transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
(intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
(woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
Coordinate term: crosscut
(transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
(slang, narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
(slang) To fart.
(transitive, US, slang) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
(transitive, slang, chiefly, demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
(intransitive, surfing, slang) To surf extremely well.
Synonyms
• tear
Etymology 2
Noun
rip (plural rips)
A wicker basket for fish.
Etymology 3
Noun
rip (plural rips)
(colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag. [from 18th c.]
(colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel. [from 18th c.]
Etymology 4
Noun
rip (plural rips)
(Scotland) A handful of unthreshed grain.
Anagrams
• IPR, IRP, PIR, PRI, RPI, irp
Source: Wiktionary
Rip, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. corb. Cf. Ripier.]
Definition: A wicker fish basket.
Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Ripping.] Etym: [Cf. AS. rypan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. Raff, Ripple of flax.]
1. 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.
2. To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart. Granville.
3. To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up. They ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the rebellion. Clarendon. For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely. Milton.
4. To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber. Ripping chisel (Carp.), a crooked chisel for cleaning out mortises. Knight.
– Ripping iron. (Shipbuilding) Same as Ravehook.
– Ripping saw. (Carp.) See Ripsaw.
– To rip out, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an oath. [Colloq.] See To rap out, under Rap, v. t.
Rip, n.
1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.
2. Etym: [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of reprobate.]
Definition: A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse. [Slang.]
3. A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or currents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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