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Meaning
Noun
●
A
tear
(in
paper
, etc.).
●
A type of strong,
rough
tide
or current.
●
In New Zealand English:
A type of strong,
rough
tide
or current.
A
rip current
: a strong
outflow
of
surface water
,
away
from the
shore
, that
returns
water from
incoming
waves.
●
A
comical
,
embarrassing
, or
hypocritical
event
or action.
●
A
hit
(dose) of marijuana.
●
In British English:
A
black mark
given for
substandard
schoolwork.
●
Something
unfairly
expensive
, a rip-off.
●
In Computing & New Zealand English:
Data or
audio
copied
from a CD, DVD, Internet
stream
, etc. to a
hard drive
,
portable
device
, etc.
●
A fart.
●
Something
ripped off
or
stolen
; a work
resulting
from plagiarism.
●
In Music:
A
kind of
glissando
leading up to
the main
note
to be played.
●
Ellipsis of
ripsaw
(“saw for
cutting
wood
along its grain”)..
●
In Canadian English:
A joyride.
●
A
wicker
basket
for fish.
●
In Regional English:
A
worthless
horse
; a nag.
●
In Regional English:
An
immoral
man
; a
rake
, a scoundrel.
●
In Scottish English:
A
handful
of
unthreshed
grain.
●
In Molecular biology:
Repeat-induced
point mutation
, a process by which both
copies
of
duplicated
sequences
are mutated.
●
In American English & Law enforcement:
Initialism of
reduction
in pay.
Verb
●
To
divide
or
separate
the
parts
of (especially something
flimsy
, such as
paper
or
fabric
), by
cutting
or
tearing
; to
tear off
or out by violence.
●
To
tear apart
; to
rapidly
become two parts.
●
To
get by
, or
as if
by,
cutting
or tearing.
●
To
move quickly
and destructively.
●
In Woodworking:
To
cut
wood
along (parallel to) the grain.
●
In Computing & New Zealand English:
To
copy
data
from a CD, DVD, Internet
stream
, etc; to a
hard drive
,
portable
device
, etc.
●
To take a "hit" of marijuana.
●
To
fart
audibly.
●
In American English:
To
mock
or
criticize
(someone
or something
). (often used with on and into)
●
To
steal
; to
rip
off.
●
To
move
or
act
fast
; to
rush
headlong.
●
To
tear up
for
search
or
disclosure
, or for
alteration
; to
search
to
the bottom
; to
discover
; to
disclose
; usually with up.
●
In Surfing:
To
surf
extremely
well.
Intj
●
In Death:
Initialism of
requiescat in pace
,
requiescant in pace
, and
rest
in peace..
⚠️
Initialism of
rest
in piss.
●
Initialism of
rest
in power.
Name
●
Routing information
protocol
, a
dynamic
routing
protocol
used in local and
wide
area networks.
●
A
male
given name
from Dutch
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rip
English
rippen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Lay
Peel
Throw
Lift
Sweep
Spin
Take
Sell
Crush
Rattle
Bust
Snap
Scratch
Strike
Jack
Destroy
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Choke
Router
Crack
Suck
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Scare
Leave
Kill
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Bite
Grind
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Brush
Slap
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Rhymes
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Hip
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Sip
Lip
Yip
Dip
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Tip
Rip
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Clip
Drip
Quip
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Whip
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Strip
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Equip
Outstrip
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