rip
noun
- 1
A tear (in paper, etc.).
- 2
A type of tide or current.
- 3
A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- 4
A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- 5
(Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
- 6
Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- 7
Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- 8
Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.
- 9
A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
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”
- 2
To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
“My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”
- 3
To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- 4
To move quickly and destructively.
- 5
To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
- 6
To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- 7
(narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
- 8
To fart.
- 9
To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
- 10
To steal; to rip off.
- 11
To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
- 12
To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
- 13
To surf extremely well.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A wicker basket for fish.
noun
- 1
A worthless horse; a nag.
- 2
An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
noun
- 1
A handful of unthreshed grain.
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