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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing.
  
              He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.
                                                    --Granville.
  
     3. To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to
        search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually
        with up.
  
              They ripped up all that had been done from the
              beginning of the rebellion.           --Clarendon.
  
              For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out
              in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise
              nor comely.                           --Milton.
  
     4. To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rip
       n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake, profligate,
             blood, roue]
       2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
          rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
          rent, snag, split, tear]
       3: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by
          one current flowing into or across another current [syn: riptide,
           tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent]
       4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
          gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, split]
       v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
            bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend,
             rive, pull]
       2: move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along
          the coast"
       3: cut (wood) along the grain
       4: criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate
          ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
       [also: ripping, ripped]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ripping
       adj : resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped
             apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split
             with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as
             the crowd surged forward" [syn: rending, splitting]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ripping
       See rip

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ripping
     a.
     1 That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
     2 (lb en dated slang) excellent.
     n.
     1 The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc.
  to a hard disk.
     2 (lb en woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the
  grain).
     3 (lb en AU) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep
  furrows as a form of feral control.
     4 (lb en bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body
  fat and emphasize muscle mass.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rip nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ripping
     a.
     1 That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
     2 (lb en dated slang) excellent.
     n.
     1 The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc.
  to a hard disk.
     2 (lb en woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the
  grain).
     3 (lb en AU) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep
  furrows as a form of feral control.
     4 (lb en bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body
  fat and emphasize muscle mass.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rip nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ripping
     a.
     1 That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
     2 (lb en dated slang) excellent.
     n.
     1 The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc.
  to a hard disk.
     2 (lb en woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the
  grain).
     3 (lb en AU) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep
  furrows as a form of feral control.
     4 (lb en bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body
  fat and emphasize muscle mass.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rip nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ripping
     a.
     1 That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
     2 (lb en dated slang) excellent.
     n.
     1 The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc.
  to a hard disk.
     2 (lb en woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the
  grain).
     3 (lb en AU) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep
  furrows as a form of feral control.
     4 (lb en bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body
  fat and emphasize muscle mass.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rip nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ripping
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-pprees en rip)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ripping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rip ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     uppslitning
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb rip)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ripping /ɹˈɪpɪŋ/
  التمزيق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ripping /ɹˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  párání