rip
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.
Verb 4 meanings
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 rip a garment; to rip up a floor”
To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
“My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”
To remove violently or wrongly.
“A child untimely ripped from its parents' arms.”
To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
Noun 4 meanings
A tear (in paper, etc.).
A type of strong, rough tide or current.
A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
Etymology
From Middle English rippen, from earlier ryppen (“to pluck”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rupjaną, *ruppōną, intensive of *raupijaną, causative of Proto-Indo-European *roub- ~ *reub-, variant of *Hrewp- (“to break”).
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RIP at a glance
RIP has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (R 1 + I 1 + P 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,544 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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