RIPPING

rending, ripping, splitting

(adjective) resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; “the tree split with a great ripping sound”; “heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward”

excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid, ripping

(adjective) very good; of the highest quality; “made an excellent speech”; “he was a splendid teacher”; “a first-class mind”

RIP

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

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Verb

ripping

present participle of rip

Adjective

ripping

That rips, or can be removed by ripping.

(dated, slang) Excellent.

Noun

ripping (countable and uncountable, plural rippings)

The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.

(woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).

(AU) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.

(bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.

Source: Wiktionary

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RIP

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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