Rip

noun

rɪp

Noun

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
“there was a rip in his pants”
Similar:Rent Snag Split Tear
Type of:OpeningGap
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”
Similar:Rent Split
Type of:Tear
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Similar:Blood Profligate RakeRakehellRoue
Type of:DebaucheeRounderLibertine
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Similar:CountercurrentCrosscurrentRiptide
Type of:TurbulencyTurbulence

tear or be torn violently
“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”
“pull the cooked chicken into strips”
Similar:Pull RendRive
Type of:RuptureTearSnap
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
“The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly”
Type of:AssaultRoundSnipe
move precipitously or violently
“The tornado ripped along the coast”
Type of:ShootChargeTear
take without the owner's consent
Similar:Steal
Type of:Take
cut (wood) along the grain
Type of:Cut