Rip | Mean of rip in English Dictionary

/ˈrɪp/

• Verb
• to tear, split, or open (something) quickly or violently
1. She ripped the fabric in half.
2. He ripped open the package.
3. The dog ripped the pillow to shreds/pieces.
4. The dog ripped a hole [=made a hole] in the pillow.
5. The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall.
• to become torn or split
1. Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob.
2. The seam has ripped.
• to remove (something) quickly or violently
1. I ripped the poster off the wall.
2. The sink had been ripped from the wall.
3. He ripped the page out of the magazine.
4. She ripped off her mask.
5. He ripped the letter from my hands.

• to go or move very quickly through or into something
1. The fire ripped through the forest.
2. an epidemic that ripped through the region
3. The bullet ripped into her leg.
• to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way
1. (US) The coach ripped [=ripped into] his team for their sloppy play.
2. His latest movie was ripped to shreds/pieces by the critics.
• to do something in a way that is full of anger or energy
1. For the concert finale, the band let rip with a fantastic version of the song that made them famous.
2. I don't think anyone expected the senator to let rip at the press conference like that. [=to speak in such an angry way]
• to make (a car, boat, machine, etc.) go very fast
1. Once we got the boat out into the open water, we let it rip.
• to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces
1. The child ripped the toy apart.
2. Strong winds had ripped apart many of the little beach bungalows.
3. a tragedy/scandal that almost ripped the family apart
• to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way especially by describing weaknesses, flaws, etc.
1. Critics ripped the author's latest novel apart.
2. an article that rips apart the mayor's plan
• to steal from or cheat (someone)
1. Hundreds of people were ripped off in a scam involving two people who claimed to be collecting money for disaster victims.
2. The store had been ripping customers off for years.
3. I wasn't trying to rip you off. I thought $50 was a fair price.
• to steal (something)
1. The organization's treasurer ripped off almost $6,000 before being caught.
2. Somebody ripped off [=stole] all our equipment. = All our equipment got ripped off. [=stolen]
• to copy or imitate (something) improperly
1. The film has done well, but its makers have been accused of ripping off another movie made 30 years ago.
• Noun
• a long tear in something
1. She has a rip in her coat.