1. [n]  the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
2. [n]  a stretch of turbulent water in the sea
3. [n]  an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"
4. [n]  a dissolute man in fashionable society
5. [v]  criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
6. [v]  tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
7. [v]  cut (wood) along the grain
8. [v]  move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"

1. \Rip\, n. [Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to
   E. corb. Cf. {Ripier}.]
   A wicker fish basket.
   

2. \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.
   

3. \Rip\, n.
   1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear;
      a place torn; laceration.
   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.]
   3. A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing
      tides or currents.
   

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