rip

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rip1

▶verb (rips, ripping, ripped)

• 1 tear or pull forcibly away from something or someone.

  ■ tear.

  ■ (rip something up) tear something into small pieces.

• 2 move forcefully and rapidly.

• 3 (rip into) informal make a vehement verbal attack on.

• 4 (rip someone off) informal cheat someone, especially financially.

  ■ (rip something off) informal steal or plagiarize something.

• 5 Computing use a program to copy (data on a compact disc) on to a computer's hard drive.

▶noun

• 1 a long tear or cut.

• 2 N. Amer. informal a fraud or swindle.

– phrases
let rip informal proceed vigorously or without restraint.

■ express oneself vehemently.

– origin ME (as v.): of unknown origin; cf. reap.

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rip2

▶noun a stretch of fast-flowing and rough water caused by the meeting of currents.

– origin C18: perh. rel. to rip1.

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rip3

▶noun informal, dated

• 1 an immoral or unpleasant person.

  ■ a mischievous child.

• 2 a worthless horse.

– origin C18: perh. from rep, abbrev. of reprobate.

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RIP/ɑːrʌɪˈpiː/

▶abbreviation rest in peace (used on graves).

– origin from L. requiescat (or (pl.) requiescant) in pace.