rip

See also: Rip, RIP, R.I.P., and říp

English

A rip (current)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#RIPCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#RIP rippen, from earlier ryppen (“to pluck”), ultimately from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#RIP *rupjaną, *ruppōną, intensive of *raupijaną,[1] [2] causative of Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#RIP *roub- ~ *reub-, variant of *Hrewp- (“to break”).[3]

See also West Frisian rippe, ripje, roppe, ropje (“to rip”), Dutch dialectal rippen, Low German ruppen, German Low German röpen, German rupfen, also Old English rīpan, rīepan (“to plunder”), West Frisian rippe (“to rip, tear”), German raufen (“to rip”); also Albanian rrabe ‘maquis’,[4] possibly Latin rubus (“bramble”). More at reave, rob.

Verb

rip (third-person singular simple present rips, present participle ripping, simple past and past participle ripped)Category:English lemmas#RIPCategory:English verbs#RIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RIP) 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.
    to rip a garment; to rip up a floorCategory:English terms with usage examples#RIP
  2. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#RIP) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
    My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.Category:English terms with usage examples#RIP
  3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RIP) To remove violently or wrongly.
    A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.Category:English terms with usage examples#RIP
    • 2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America‎, volume 182, number 21:
      Mary is sister to the marginalized women who live unchronicled lives in oppressive situations. It does her no honor to rip her out of her conflictual, dangerous historical circumstances and transmute her into an icon of a peaceful, middle-class life robed in royal blue.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
  4. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RIP) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
  5. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#RIP, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
  7. (woodworkingCategory:en:Woodworking#RIP) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
    Coordinate term: crosscut
  8. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP, computingCategory:en:Computing#RIP) To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
  9. (slangCategory:English slang#RIP) To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.
    He spent the day ripping shots at the bar and ripping blunts at home.Category:English terms with usage examples#RIP
    • 2019 July 15, Trevor Gundlach, Barstool Theology: Crafting the Good Life, Our Sunday Visitor, →ISBN:
      ... ripping shots of cheap liquor is the easiest way to reach intoxication. It is cheaper and less time-consuming than sharing a craft beer with a friend.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
    • 2022 September 12, Brian W. Kelly, Wilkes-Barre: Return to Glory Iii: The City’s Return to Glory Begins with Dreams and Ideas, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
      "... ripping shots of Jack Daniel's and vomiting in the bathroom.”
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
  10. (slangCategory:English slang#RIP) To fart audibly.
  11. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RIP, sometimes USCategory:American English#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
  12. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP, chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
    • 2001, rex deathstar, “Opensource on demoscene”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
      opensource is a double-edged sword. while you have a chance of people using and improving on the code, you will also have the chance of lamers ripping it.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
    • 2001, Maciej Mróz, “thoughts on code-sharing”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
      I don't really care if someone rips my 3d engine, rips effects code, or anything - simply because my 3d engine and effects will be far more advanced when someone manages to use my code.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
    • 2002, Ray Norrish, “Barbarian demo circa 1988?”, in alt.emulators.amiga (Usenet):
      […] an old demo by some bods called "kellogs and donovan" which had ripped graphics from the game "Barbarian" […]
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
  13. To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
  14. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#RIP) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
  15. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#RIP, surfingCategory:en:Surfing#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP) To surf extremely well.
  16. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP) To be very good; rock
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Noun

rip (plural rips)Category:English lemmas#RIPCategory:English nouns#RIPCategory:English countable nouns#RIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

  1. A tear (in paper, etc.).
  2. A type of strong, rough tide or current.
    1. (Australia, New Zealand) A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
      • 2000, Andrew Short, Beaches of the Queensland Coast: Cooktown to Coolangatta, page 38:
        Rhythmic beaches consist of a rhythmic longshore bar that narrows and deepens when the rip crosses the breaker, and in between broadens, shoals and approaches the shore. It does not, however, reach the shore, with a continuous rip feeder channel feeding the rips to either side of the bar.
        Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
      • 2005, Paul Smitz, Australia & New Zealand on a Shoestring, Lonely Planet, page 466:
        Undertows (or ‘rips’) are the main problem. If you find yourself being carried out by a rip, the important thing to do is just keep afloat; don′t panic or try to swim against the rip, which will exhaust you. In most cases the current stops within a couple of hundred metres of the shore and you can then swim parallel to the shore for a short way to get out of the rip and make your way back to land.
        Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
      • 2010, Jeff Wilks, Donna Prendergast, Chapter 9: Beach Safety and Millennium Youth: Travellers and Sentinels, Pierre Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo, Donna Pendergast, Tourism and Generation Y, page 100,
        Given that a large number of all rescues conducted by Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) occur in rips (a rip being a relatively narrow, seaward moving stream of water), this is critical surf-safety information (Surf Life Saving Australia, 2005).
    2. (chiefly in the plural) A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.
      • 1881, Frank Leslie, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, page 148:
        At rare intervals the water is smooth and deep, but the rips, rapids and falls give the river its distinctive character. About two and a half miles from its mouth it contracts somewhat, and plunges over a precipice one hundred feet high […]
        Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
      • 1911, Water-supply Paper, page 148:
        In the 5.8 miles between this point and the head of Burnt Land Rips the fall is 40 feet. The East Branch joins the main river about 1 1⁄2 miles below the rips at Medway. A part of this fall could probably be developed by a dam near the head of the Joe Mary Rapids, but the pondage created by a high dam would cause damage […]
        Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
      • 2004, Gil Gilpatrick, The Allagash Guide: What You Need to Know to Canoe This Famous Waterway, Gil Gilpatrick, →ISBN, page 36:
        At the outlet of Round Pond is the beginning of Round Pond Rips. Rips is a Maine word that generally means easy rapids. They are not hard rapids, but require your attention, as there are plenty of rocks and ledges that need to be avoided. After the rips the river is easy […]
        Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
  3. (slangCategory:English slang#RIP) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
  4. (slangCategory:English slang#RIP) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
  5. (UKCategory:British English#RIP, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
  6. (slangCategory:English slang#RIP) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
  7. (computingCategory:en:Computing#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP) Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
    Some of these CD rips don't sound very good: what bitrate did you use?Category:English terms with usage examples#RIP
  8. (slangCategory:English slang#RIP) A fart.
  9. (demoscene, slangCategory:English slang#RIP) Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
    • 1995, Mark Treiber, “Ansi Artist Wanted!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
      Well that's because groups are now releaseing[sic] music in their packs as well as vgas and rips. It[sic] you check out some local area code groups I'm sure you'll find high quality ansi if the group is good enough.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
    • 2000, Jerker Olofsson, “What to do about rippers....?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
      Scans and rips sucks, ofcourse[sic]. But a graphician, redrawing a picture does make him less good. A pixeled image should be judged by the skills and originality in the picture, not by the motive.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
  10. (musicCategory:en:Music#RIP, informalCategory:English informal terms#RIP) A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
  11. Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”)Category:English ellipses#RIP.
  12. (CanadaCategory:Canadian English#RIP, slangCategory:English slang#RIP) A joyride.
    • 2015 September 29, Mason Buettner, “Grande Prairie Has It All When It Comes to Snowmobiling”, in SnoRidersWest.com‎, Cranbrook, British Columbia: KPI Media, retrieved 29 January 2022:
      Camp at Kakwa Wildland Park staging area to hit the trails at first light or take a short drive from the city and go for a rip at the Big Mountain area.
      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
    • 2020 July 17, Louie Rosella, “‘Go for a Rip’: Ferrari Driver Pulled Over After Hitting Nearly 100 km/h in Oakville Neighbourhood”, in InsideHalton.com‎, Metroland Media Group, retrieved 29 January 2022:

      Halton Regional Police say the exotic sports car was clocked at 97 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone in Oakville.

      Police say the driver rented the Ferrari and then allegedly decided to "go for a rip" in town before being pulled over by police near the rental car company.

      Category:English terms with quotations#RIP
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Etymology 2

UncertainCategory:English terms with unknown etymologies#RIP; perhaps a variant of rep (“reprobate”).

Noun

rip (plural rips)Category:English lemmas#RIPCategory:English nouns#RIPCategory:English countable nouns#RIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

  1. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#RIP, regionalCategory:Regional English#RIP, datedCategory:English dated terms#RIP) A worthless horse; a nag. [from 18th c.]
  2. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#RIP, regionalCategory:Regional English#RIP, datedCategory:English dated terms#RIP) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel. [from 18th c.]

Etymology 3

Noun

rip (plural rips)Category:English lemmas#RIPCategory:English nouns#RIPCategory:English countable nouns#RIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

  1. (ScotlandCategory:Scottish English#RIP) A handful of unthreshed grain.

Etymology 4

Interjection

ripCategory:English lemmas#RIPCategory:English interjections#RIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

  1. (Internet slangCategory:English internet slang#RIP) Alternative letter-case form of RIP.

References

  1. ↑ Marlies Philippa et al., eds., Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, A-Z, s.v. “ruif” (Amsterdam UP, 3 Dec. 2009) , citing G.G. Kloeke, “Die niederländischen Wörter ruif ‘Raufe’ und luif(el) ‘Schutzdach’”, in Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter 17 (1952), 46-50.
  2. ↑ Jan de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, Nederlands Etymologisch Woordenboek, 4th edn., s.v. “rob 3” (Leiden: Brill, 1997), 581.
  3. ↑ Wolfgang Pfeifer, ed., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, s.v. “raufen” (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbucher Vertrag, 2005), 1090.
  4. ↑ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. “rrabe” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 376.

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Livonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Proto-FinnicCategory:Livonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#RIPCategory:Livonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic#RIP *rüppi via earlier rüp.

    Noun

    ripCategory:Livonian lemmas#RIPCategory:Livonian nouns#RIPCategory:Livonian entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

    1. lap (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
    Declension
    Declension of rip (61)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) rip ripīd
    genitive (genitīv) rip ripīd
    partitive (partitīv) rippõ ripīdi
    dative (datīv) rippõn ripīdõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) rippõks ripīdõks
    illative (illatīv) rippõ ripīž
    inessive (inesīv) ripsõ ripīs
    elative (elatīv) ripstõ ripīst

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from LatvianCategory:Livonian terms borrowed from Latvian#RIPCategory:Livonian terms derived from Latvian#RIP ripa.

      Noun

      ripCategory:Livonian lemmas#RIPCategory:Livonian nouns#RIPCategory:Livonian entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. disc, disk
      Declension
      Declension of rip (61)
      singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
      nominative (nominatīv) rip ripīd
      genitive (genitīv) rip ripīd
      partitive (partitīv) rippõ ripīdi
      dative (datīv) rippõn ripīdõn
      instrumental (instrumentāl) rippõks ripīdõks
      illative (illatīv) rippõ ripīž
      inessive (inesīv) ripsõ ripīs
      elative (elatīv) ripstõ ripīst

      References

      • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “rip”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎ (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Verb

      ripCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#RIPCategory:Norwegian Bokmål verb forms#RIPCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. imperative of ripe

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      UnknownCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with unknown etymologies#RIP. Possibly from Dutch or Frisian. Compare Old Norse ríp.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      rip f (definite singular ripa, indefinite plural ripar or riper, definite plural ripane or ripene)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. (nauticalCategory:nn:Nautical#RIP) gunwale

      Etymology 2

      From the verb ripa.

      Noun

      rip n (definite singular ripet, indefinite plural rip, definite plural ripa)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. a scratch

      Verb

      ripCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms#RIPCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. imperative of ripa

      References

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      Old English

      Verb

      rīpCategory:Old English non-lemma forms#RIPCategory:Old English verb forms#RIPCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. singular of imp

      Tok Pisin

      Etymology

      From EnglishCategory:Tok Pisin terms inherited from English#RIPCategory:Tok Pisin terms derived from English#RIP reef.

      Noun

      ripCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#RIPCategory:Tok Pisin nouns#RIPCategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#RIPCategory:Pages with entries#RIPCategory:Pages with 6 entries#RIP

      1. reef

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