Rip



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• v. 撕裂, 撕破
• ［英］ v. 撕裂, 撕破 ( to tear or split apart or open)
• ［例］ I ripped the letter open.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (ripped; ripping)

• Etymology: Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to tear or split apart or open
    • b. to saw or split (wood) with the grain
  • 2. to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade
  • 3. to hit sharply <ripped a double to left field>
  • 4. to utter violently ; spit out <ripped out an oath>
  • 5. criticize, disparage
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become ripped ; rend
  • 2. to rush headlong <ripped past second base>
• Synonyms: see tear

II. noun

• Date: 1711
• 1. a rent made by ripping ; tear
• 2. cut 5b

III. noun

• Etymology: perhaps from ［sup］2［/sup］rip
• Date: 1775
• 1. a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds
• 2. a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom
• 3. rip current

IV. noun

• Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from reprobate
• Date: 1797
• a dissolute person ; libertine

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