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rip¹ Definition

rip (rip)

transitive verb ripped, rip′·ping

    1. to cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously
    2. to remove by or as by so cutting or tearing: with off, out, away, etc.
    3. to make (a hole) in this way
    4. to slash with a sharp instrument
    5. to cut, tear, etc. (stitches) so as to open (a seam, hem, etc.)
  2. to saw (wood) along the grain

Etymology: LME rippen, prob. < or akin to Fl, to tear < IE *reub-: see rub

intransitive verb

  1. to become torn or split apart
  2. Informal to move with speed or violence

noun

  1. a torn place or burst seam; tear; split
  2. the act of ripping

rip¹ Idioms

let her rip

☆

Slang to go ahead; continue without restraint

rip into

Informal to attack violently or sharply, often with words

rip off

Slang
  1. ☆ to steal or rob
  2. ☆ to cheat, exploit, or take advantage of

rip on

☆

Informal to criticize harshly

rip² Definition

☆ rip (rip)

noun

an extent of rough, broken water caused as by the meeting of cross currents or tides or the interaction of currents and wind

Etymology: < ? rip

rip³ Definition

rip (rip)

noun

  1. a dissolute, dissipated person
  2. an old, worthless horse
  3. a worthless thing

Etymology: var. of rep, prob. abbrev. of reprobate

rip Synonyms

rip

n.

rent, cleavage, split; see cut 2, tear.

rip Synonyms

rip

v.

tear, rend, split, cleave, rive, shred; see also cut 1. See syn. study at tear.

Rip Hacker Definition

It means to make an illegal copy of a copyrighted work.

See Also: Computer Underground (CU); Copyright Laws.

Graham, R. Hacking Lexicon. [Online, 2001.] Robert Graham Website. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resource_files/documentation/hacking-dict.html.

RIP (Routing Information Protocol) Telecom Definition

A distance-vector routing protocol that employs the hop count metric for selecting the shortest path between an originating and a destination router. Each router in a network builds a database of the other routers to which it connects, and advertises that database to its neighboring routers every 30 seconds (RIP is very chatty), or when topology changes occur. Based on that information, the originating router selects the path with the lowest hop count. RIP is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) used to exchange path information between routers in the same network domain.The initial RIPv1 was specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in RFC 1058, RIPv2 in RFC 2453, and RFCng for IPv6 in RFC 2080. RIP maps into Layer 3, the Network Layer of the OSI Reference Model, and can operate over heterogeneous networks. See also domain, hop, IGP, Network Layer, and OSI Reference Model.

rip Usage Examples

Object

  • jean: Ripped jeans and an old T-shirt may not be what you are looking for so ask them if they will be dressed accordingly.
  • tornado: In 1979, a tornado ripped through Windsor Locks, wreaking destruction along the eastern portions of the airport.
  • blaze: Colin Lyon died after the blaze ripped through his home in Darroch Drive in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  • gut: I've had nothing off this state except the NHS and they're ripping the guts out of that.
  • explosion: In April 1986, an explosion ripped through reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Converse of object

let: In all the time he has been here, he's seldom let rip at the players.

Modifies a noun

  • roaring: It's a rip roaring ride that is focused on conveying the complete british climbing experience.
  • tide: At no stage will Expedition Members be allowed to swim in the sea as Tortuguero is well known for its strong rip tides.
  • off: I am now doing just that - product by product and exposing frauds, rip offs and scams as they are uncovered.

Modifying Another Word

  • apart: My friend had his flesh ripped apart from head to foot.
  • asunder: The Berlin Wall is about to collapse and the Iron Curtain be ripped asunder.

Noun used with modifier

  • postscript: If print accuracy is an issue you should also consider getting the postscript RIP software for it.
  • tide: Tide races and tide rips are evident in Cardigan Bay.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • apart: Bruno manages to rip apart the US fashion industry like a knife through butter.
  • off: His little con job was to rip off the old man who held a tight hand on the purse strings.

Preposition: off

merchant: I hope none of you have sent any money to these rip off merchants!

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: I hope nobody gets ripped off in the process.
  • apart: They leered at the Brain as she began to rip apart their rules with gusto.
  • out: The old kitchen was ripped out to be replaced with a new custom designed kitchen.