• Rip

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: rÄ­p, IPA: /ɹɪp/
    • Rhymes: -ɪp

    Origin 1

    Middle English rippen, from earlier ryppen ‘to pluck’, from Proto-Germanic *ruppōną (compare West Frisian roppe, ropje, Low German ruppen, German rupfen), intensive of *raupijaną (compare Old English rīpan, rīepan ‘to plunder’, West Frisian rippe ‘to rip, tear’, German raufen 'to rip'),

    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.

    Jan de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, Nederlands Etymologisch Woordenboek, 4th edn., s.v. “rob 3” (Leiden: Brill, 1997), 581.

    causative of Proto-Indo-European *roub ~ reub- (compare Albanian rrabe ‘maquis’,

    Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. “rrabe” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 376.

    possibly Latin rubus ‘bramble’), variant of *reup- ‘to break’.

    Wolfgang Pfeifer, ed., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, s.v. “raufen” (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbucher Vertrag, 2005), 1090.

    More at reave, rob.

    Full definition of rip

    Noun

    rip

    (plural rips)
    1. A tear (in paper, etc.).
    2. A type of tide or current.
      1. (Australia) A strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
    3. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
    4. (slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
    5. (slang, archaic) A mean, worthless thing or person, such as a debauchee or a worn-out horse.
    6. (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.

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    Verb

    1. (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.to rip a garment; to rip up a floor
      • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, Mr. Pratt's Patients Chapter 1, For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.
      • 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter Foreword, A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
    2. (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.My shirt ripped when it caught on a bramble.
    3. (transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
      • GranvilleHe'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.
    4. (intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
      • 2007, Roger Baker, Emotional Processing (page 136)On 18 November 1987 a horrific flash fire ripped through the escalators and ticket hall of King's Cross tube station, killing thirty people.
    5. (woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain. Contrast crosscut.
    6. (transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
    7. (slang, narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
    8. (slang) To fart.
    9. (US, slang) To mock or criticize.
    10. (transitive, slang, chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
      • 2001, "rex deathstar", Opensource on demoscene (discussion on Internet newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos)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.
      • 2002, "Ray Norrish", Barbarian demo circa 1988? (on newsgroup alt.emulators.amiga)...an old demo by some bods called "kellogs and donovan" which had ripped graphics from the game "Barbarian"...
    11. To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
    12. (archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
      • ClarendonThey ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the rebellion.
      • MiltonFor brethren to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy ... is neither wise nor comely.

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    Origin 2

    Compare Icelandic hrip, a box or basket; perhaps akin to English corb. Compare ripier.

    Noun

    rip

    (plural rips)
    1. A wicker basket for fish.

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