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Definition of rip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rip

verb
 
 
/rɪp/
 
/rɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rip
 
/rɪp/
 
/rɪp/
he / she / it rips
 
/rɪps/
 
/rɪps/
past simple ripped
 
/rɪpt/
 
/rɪpt/
past participle ripped
 
/rɪpt/
 
/rɪpt/
-ing form ripping
 
/ˈrɪpɪŋ/
 
/ˈrɪpɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to tear something or to become torn, often suddenly or violently
    • rip (something) I ripped my jeans on the fence.
    • The flags had been ripped in two.
    • The nail ripped a hole in my jacket.
    • I heard the tent rip.
    • rip something + adj. She ripped the letter open.
    Extra Examples
    • He ripped open the plastic bag.
    • I ripped my coat on a nail.
  2.  
    [transitive] rip something + adv./prep. to remove something quickly or violently, often by pulling it
    • He ripped off his tie.
    • The carpet had been ripped from the stairs.
    • Half of the house was ripped away in the explosion.
  3. [transitive] rip something (computing) to copy sound or video files from a website or CD on to a computerTopics Computersc2
  4. (also rasterize, British English also rasterise)
     rip something (computing) to change text or images into a form in which they can be displayed on a screen or printed
    5. Word Originverb late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with the verb reap. The noun dates from the early 18th cent.
Idioms
let rip | let something rip (informal)
  1. to go or allow something such as a car to go as fast as possible
    • Once on the open road, he let rip.
    • Come on Steve—let her rip.
  2. to do something or to allow something to happen as fast as possible
    • This would cause inflation to let rip again.
let rip (at somebody)
  1. (informal) to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, etc. and without control
    • When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him.
    • The group let rip with a single from their new album.
rip somebody/something apart/to shreds/to bits, etc.
  1. to destroy something; to criticize somebody very strongly
    • countries ripped apart by fighting
    • The dog had ripped a cushion to shreds.
    Extra Examples
    • The hounds fell on the fox and ripped it apart.
    • She'll rip you to pieces if you try to keep her cub from her.
tear/rip the heart out of something
  1. to destroy the most important part or aspect of something
    • Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community.
tear/rip somebody limb from limb
  1. (often humorous) to attack somebody very violently
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