Rip

verb (used with object), ripped, ripping.
1.
to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner:
to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
2.
to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner:
to rip bark from a tree.
3.
to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain.
4.
Digital Technology. to copy (audio or video files from a CD, DVD, or website) to a hard drive or mobile device, typically by extracting the raw data and changing the file format in the process:
Can you rip this CD for me?
See also DAE.
verb (used without object), ripped, ripping.
5.
to become torn apart or split open:
Cheap cloth rips easily.
6.
Informal. to move with violence or great speed:
The sports car ripped along in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes.
noun
7.
a rent made by ripping; tear.
8.
Slang. a cheat, swindle, or theft; ripoff:
The average consumer doesn’t realize that the new tax is a rip.
Verb phrases
9.
rip into, Informal. to attack physically or verbally; assail.
10.
rip off, Slang.

to steal or pilfer.
to rob or steal from.
to swindle, cheat, or exploit; take advantage of:
phony charity appeals that rip off a gullible public.

11.
rip out, Informal. to utter angrily, as with an oath or exclamation.
Idioms
12.
let rip, Slang.

to utter a series of oaths; swear.
to speak or write violently, rapidly, or at great length.
to allow to proceed at full speed or without restraint.

noun
1.
a stretch of turbulent water at sea or in a river.
noun, Informal.
1.
a dissolute or worthless person.
2.
a worthless or worn-out horse.
3.
something of little or no value.
noun
1.
a male given name, form of Robert.
1.
may he or she (or they) rest in peace.
abbreviation
1.
requiescat or requiescant in pace
verb rips, ripping, ripped
1.
to tear or be torn violently or roughly; split or be rent
2.
(transitive; foll by off or out) to remove hastily, carelessly, or roughly: they ripped out all the old kitchen units
3.
(intransitive) (informal) to move violently or precipitously; rush headlong
4.
(informal) (intransitive) foll by into. to pour violent abuse (on); make a verbal attack (on)
5.
(transitive) to saw or split (wood) in the direction of the grain
6.
(transitive) (informal, computing) to copy (music or software) without permission or making any payment
7.
let rip, to act or speak without restraint
noun
8.
the place where something is torn; a tear or split
9.
short for ripsaw
noun
1.
short for riptide (sense 1)
noun (informal, archaic)
1.
something or someone of little or no value
2.
an old worn-out horse
3.
a dissolute character; reprobate
rip
(rĭp)

A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.

A rip current.

R.I.P. definition

The abbreviation for “rest in peace,” often found on gravestones or in obituaries. From the Latin, requiescat in pace.
rip 1
rip 2

1. Routing Information Protocol.
2. Raster Image Processor.
(2003-09-10)

audio, video, legal
(From “rip off” – to steal) To copy audio or video, typically from a compact disc or DVD, to a file on a computer hard disk. A dedicated program to do this is called a “ripper” though it is often a function of player software.
Ripping usually includes converting the data to a format that is more suitable for computer playback, e.g. MP3 digital audio or DivX video. The process is entirely digital so it is possible to make a perfect copy of the data. However the resulting files are large (a few megabytes for an audio track, a few gigabytes for a film) so the conversion often includes compression to reduce the file size at the cost of some loss of quality.
While it may be legal to do this for personal use, distributing a ripped copyright work to others could result in prosecution.
See also ripcording.
(2008-01-21)
RIP
1.
raster image processor
2.
reproductive immunophynotype
R.I.P.
1.
Latin requiescat in pace (may he or she rest in peace)
2.
Latin requiescant in pace (may they rest in peace)