rip

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1. 1

   To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

   to rip a garment; to rip up a floor

   For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.

   A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.

   On the other hand, HMS Colossus takes multiple hits from several battleships at once, having drifted closer to the German fleet than the rest of her squadron. She explodes as multiple magazine detonations rip the ship apart, and is lost with all hands.

2. 2

   To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

   My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.

3. 3

   To remove violently or wrongly.

   A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.

   Mary is sister to the marginalized women who live unchronicled lives in oppressive situations. It does her no honor to rip her out of her conflictual, dangerous historical circumstances and transmute her into an icon of a peaceful, middle-class life robed in royal blue.

4. 4

   To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.

   He'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.

5. 5

   figuratoTo move quickly and destructively.

   The tornado ripped through northern Nebraska.

   “Wall,” said the landlord, fetching a long breath, “that’s a purty long sarmon for a chap that rips a little now and then. ..."

   On 18 November 1987 a horrific flash fire ripped through the escalators and ticket hall of King's Cross tube station, killing thirty people.

6. 6

   To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

7. 7

   gergoTo copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

8. 8

   gergoTo take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.

   He spent the day ripping shots at the bar and ripping blunts at home.

   ... ripping shots of cheap liquor is the easiest way to reach intoxication. It is cheaper and less time-consuming than sharing a craft beer with a friend.

   "... ripping shots of Jack Daniel's and vomiting in the bathroom.”

9. 9

   gergoTo fart audibly.

   The rest of us had our days, but Dewey was consistent. He could fart on demand. If we were at a movie, one of us would whisper to Dewey, “Hey, Dewey, let one rip,” and he would smile, raise a leg, and let one go. He had one lined up ready for launching just for the asking.

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    gergoTo mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)

    He spent the entire forty-five-minute ride home ripping on me: my makeup, my hair, my clothing, my “gear bag” (his cowboy slang for my purse).

11. 11

    gergoTo steal; to rip off.

    opensource is a double-edged sword. while you have a chance of people using and improving on the code, you will also have the chance of lamers ripping it.

    I don't really care if someone rips my 3d engine, rips effects code, or anything - simply because my 3d engine and effects will be far more advanced when someone manages to use my code.

    […]an old demo by some bods called "kellogs and donovan" which had ripped graphics from the game "Barbarian"[…]

12. 12

    To move or act fast; to rush headlong.

13. 13

    arcaicoTo 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.

    For brethren to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy […] is neither wise nor comely.

14. 14

    gergoTo surf extremely well.

15. 15

    gergoTo be very good; rock

sostantivo

1. 1

   A tear (in paper, etc.).

2. 2

   A type of strong, rough tide or current. A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

   Rhythmic beaches consist of a rhythmic longshore bar that narrows and deepens when the rip crosses the breaker, and in between broadens, shoals and approaches the shore. It does not, however, reach the shore, with a continuous rip feeder channel feeding the rips to either side of the bar.

   Undertows (or ‘rips’) are the main problem. If you find yourself being carried out by a rip, the important thing to do is just keep afloat; don′t panic or try to swim against the rip, which will exhaust you. In most cases the current stops within a couple of hundred metres of the shore and you can then swim parallel to the shore for a short way to get out of the rip and make your way back to land.

3. 3

   A type of strong, rough tide or current. A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.

   At rare intervals the water is smooth and deep, but the rips, rapids and falls give the river its distinctive character. About two and a half miles from its mouth it contracts somewhat, and plunges over a precipice one hundred feet high[…]

   In the 5.8 miles between this point and the head of Burnt Land Rips the fall is 40 feet. The East Branch joins the main river about 1 1⁄2 miles below the rips at Medway. A part of this fall could probably be developed by a dam near the head of the Joe Mary Rapids, but the pondage created by a high dam would cause damage[…]

   At the outlet of Round Pond is the beginning of Round Pond Rips. Rips is a Maine word that generally means easy rapids. They are not hard rapids, but require your attention, as there are plenty of rocks and ledges that need to be avoided. After the rips the river is easy […]

4. 4

   gergoA comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.

5. 5

   gergoA hit (dose) of marijuana.

6. 6

   A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.

7. 7

   gergoSomething unfairly expensive, a rip-off.

8. 8

   gergoData or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.

   Some of these CD rips don't sound very good: what bitrate did you use?

9. 9

   gergoA fart.

10. 10

    gergoSomething ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.

    Well that's because groups are now releaseing^([sic]) music in their packs as well as vgas and rips. It^([sic]) you check out some local area code groups I'm sure you'll find high quality ansi if the group is good enough.

    Scans and rips sucks, ofcourse^([sic]). But a graphician, redrawing a picture does make him less good. A pixeled image should be judged by the skills and originality in the picture, not by the motive.

11. 11

    informaleA kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.

12. 12

    gergoA joyride.

    Camp at Kakwa Wildland Park staging area to hit the trails at first light or take a short drive from the city and go for a rip at the Big Mountain area.

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13. 13

    Variante di high quality ripgergoData or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc. Ellipsis of high quality rip.

14. 14

    Variante di ripsawEllipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).

sostantivo

1. 1

   desuetoA worthless horse; a nag.

2. 2

   desuetoAn immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.

   Miss Compton, in 'Other People's Worries,' asks rhetorically whether a young rip was not in the Blank divorce case.

   If there were, in clubs and places where men talk, unpleasant rumours as to himself he preferred it to be thought that he was the rip, not his wife the strumpet.

sostantivo

1. 1

   A handful of unthreshed grain.

interiezione

1. 1

   Variante di RIPAlternative letter-case form of RIP.

   lmfao rip your dms

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