rip

rip1 [ rıp ] verb **

1. ) transitive to tear something quickly and with a lot of force:

Jodie ripped the letter open.

Stop pulling my shirt you'll rip it.

rip something to shreds (=destroy something completely by tearing it): Her skirt was ripped to shreds.

rip something on something: I ripped my jeans on a sharp nail.

a ) intransitive to be torn:

It'll rip if you keep pulling it.

b ) transitive to make a hole in something using force:

A bolt of lightning had ripped a hole in the door.

2. ) transitive to remove something quickly by pulling hard:

rip something out/from/off/away/down etc: We've ripped out the old fireplace and put in a new one.

He ripped his shirt off and dived into the water.

Pictures had been ripped from the walls.

3. ) transitive to take something from someone in a way that seems unfair:

rip something from someone: She saw a second gold medal cruelly ripped from her grasp yesterday.

let rip INFORMAL

1. ) to start to do something with a lot of energy

2. ) to suddenly become angry with someone and shout at them

let something rip INFORMAL

to make a vehicle move very fast:

Out on the highway you could really let it rip.

rip the heart out of something MAINLY JOURNALISM

to destroy or seriously damage something:

These changes will rip the heart out of the island's economy.

,rip a`part phrasal verb transitive

rip something apart to destroy something completely:

The committee had been ripped apart by the allegations.

The explosion ripped the bus apart.

,rip `into phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

rip into someone to attack or criticize someone very severely:

She had publicly ripped into him on a television talk show.

,rip `off phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

1. ) to cheat someone, especially by charging them too much money for something:

Tourists are worried they'll get ripped off.

This government is ripping off the country.

2. ) to steal something:

Cars get ripped off all the time around here.

,rip `through phrasal verb transitive MAINLY JOURNALISM

rip through something if something such as a fire, storm, or bomb rips though a place, it damages or destroys the place very quickly:

The explosion ripped though her home.

,rip `up phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to tear something into small pieces:

I ripped up all the letters she'd sent me.

2. ) INFORMAL to decide that something such as a plan or an agreement is useless and stop using it:

We have to just rip up the rule book and start again.

rip

rip 2 [ rıp ] noun count

a hole in something produced by tearing:

My shirt has a great big rip.