ripped; ripping
1
a
: to tear or split apart or open
b
: to saw or split (wood) with the grain
2
: to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade
3
: to hit sharply
ripped a double to left field
4
: to utter violently : spit out
ripped out an oath
1
: a rent made by ripping : tear
2
1
: a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds
2
: a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom
3
1
[Latin requiescat in pace]
may he rest in peace, may she rest in peace
2
[Latin requiescant in pace]
may they rest in peace
Examples of rip in a Sentence
Verb
She ripped the fabric in half.
He ripped open the package.
The dog ripped the pillow to shreds.
The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall.
Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob.
I ripped the poster off the wall.
The sink had been ripped from the wall.
He ripped the page out of the magazine.
She ripped off her mask.
He ripped the letter from my hands.
Noun (1)
the hoe left rips in the lawn
Noun (3)
something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The moral scaffolding that keeps us from giving in to our primal desires gets ripped away and, naturally, very rudimentary notions of decency fall apart.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
There’s even a dedicated Reddit page, where diehards rip the rips, providing an archive in case themes get copyright struck.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
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Verb
And Fitzgerald provided the bulk of their offense from the nine-hole, ripping a two-run home run to left-center in the third inning and scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh on Grant McCray’s single up the middle.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The moral scaffolding that keeps us from giving in to our primal desires gets ripped away and, naturally, very rudimentary notions of decency fall apart.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
The manager doesn’t give a rip about the organizational recent history, the fact that the team had spanned eight years without a winning season since the World Series.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
There’s even a dedicated Reddit page, where diehards rip the rips, providing an archive in case themes get copyright struck.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rip
Cite this Entry
“Rip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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rip
1 of 4 verb
ripped; ripping
1
: to tear, cut apart, or open
2
: to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade
3
: to go with a rush
ripper
noun
rip
2 of 4 noun
: a torn place : tear
rip
3 of 4 noun
: a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing currents or by passing over a rough bottom
rip
4 of 4 noun
: a person who acts wild or gets into trouble
Etymology
Noun
probably a shortened and altered form of reprobate (noun)
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