| Noun | 1. | rip - a dissolute man in fashionable society | |
| 2. | rip - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" | |
| 3. | rip - a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | |
| 4. | rip - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" | |
| Verb | 1. | rip - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" | |
| 2. | rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast" | |
| 3. | rip - cut (wood) along the graincut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | |
| 4. | rip - criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" | |