rip
verb
[ rɪp ]
• tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone.
• "a fan tried to rip his trousers off during a show"
Similar:
tear,
snatch,
jerk,
tug,
wrench,
wrest,
prise,
force,
heave,
haul,
drag,
pull,
twist,
peel,
pluck,
grab,
seize,
yank,
• move forcefully and rapidly.
• "fire ripped through her bungalow"
• scold or criticize harshly.
• "she ripped him for not being more thorough"
• use a program to copy (material from a CD or DVD) on to a computer's hard drive.
rip
noun
• a long tear or cut.
• "there was a rip in his sweatshirt"
• a fraud or swindle; a rip-off.
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with the verb reap. The noun dates from the early 18th century.
rip
noun
• a stretch of fast-flowing and rough water in the sea or in a river, caused by the meeting of currents.
Origin:
late 18th century: perhaps related to rip1.
rip
noun
• an immoral or unpleasant person.
• "‘Where is that old rip?’ a deep voice shouted"
• a worthless horse.
Origin:
late 18th century: perhaps from rep, abbreviation of reprobate.
RIP
abbreviation
• rest in peace (used on graves).
Origin:
from Latin requiescat (or, in the plural, requiescant ) in pace .
RIP
noun
• a raster image processor.
RIP
verb
• rasterize (an image).
• "once you are happy with the image, you can rip it out"
Origin:
1970s: abbreviation.
raster image processor
noun
• a device that rasterizes an image.
