'RIP' definitions:

Definition of 'rip'

From: WordNet
noun
A dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue]
noun
An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: rip, rent, snag, split, tear]
noun
A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent]
noun
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip, split]
verb
Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend, rip, rive, pull]
verb
Move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
verb
Cut (wood) along the grain
verb
Criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

Definition of 'Rip'

From: GCIDE
  • Rip \Rip\, n.
  • 1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of reprobate.] A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse. [Slang.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or currents. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rip'

From: GCIDE
  • Rip \Rip\, n. [Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. corb. Cf. Ripier.] A wicker fish basket. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rip'

From: GCIDE
  • Rip \Rip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Ripping.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. Raff, Ripple of flax.]
  • 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. [1913 Webster]
  • He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart. --Granville. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up. [1913 Webster]
  • They ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the rebellion. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
  • For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber. [1913 Webster]
  • Ripping chisel (Carp.), a crooked chisel for cleaning out mortises. --Knight.
  • Ripping iron. (Shipbuilding) Same as Ravehook.
  • Ripping saw. (Carp.) See Ripsaw.
  • To rip out, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an oath. [Colloq.] See To rap out, under Rap, v. t. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rip'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'RIP'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Raster Image Processor (DTP)
  • Remote Imaging Protocol (BBS)
  • Return Instruction Pointer (CPU, RAM)
  • Routing Information Protocol (BSD, IGP, RFC 1721, IP)