verb#5,538 by frequency

rip

/ɹɪp/

To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence; To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts

Meanings

1
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
- Tom ripped up the letter.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tom ripped out the page.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts
3
To remove violently or wrongly
4
To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing
5
To move quickly and destructivelyrare
6
To cut wood along (parallel to) the grainrare
7
To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etcrare
8
To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcoholrare
9
To fart audiblyrare
10
To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)rare