Definition for Rip

rip, n. [origin obscure.]

  1. Rend; wrenching; pulling out; taking out forcefully; [onomatopoeia] sound effect; noise of removing something violently.
  2. Tear; cut; rupture; breach; incision; [word play “ripple”]; fret; crease; furrow; aperture of skin.

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