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Synonyms
rip1 (rĭp)

[Middle English rippen, from Flemish.]

verb: ripped, rip·ping, rips. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically. See synonyms at tear1
  2. To split or saw (wood) along the grain.
  3. To subject to vehement criticism or attack: The critic ripped the tedious movie.
  4. Informal To produce, display, or utter suddenly: ripped out a vicious oath.
  5. Computer Science To copy (audio or audio-visual material from a CD or DVD).

intransitive verb 

  1. To become torn or split apart.
  2. Informal To move quickly or violently.

noun 

  1. The act of ripping.
  2. A torn or split place, especially along a seam.
  3. A ripsaw.

phrasal verbs

rip into
To attack or criticize vehemently: ripped into her opponent's political record.
rip off
To steal from: thieves who ripped off the unsuspecting tourist.
To steal: ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes.
To exploit, swindle, cheat, or defraud: a false advertising campaign that ripped off consumers.
rip2 (rĭp)

[Probably from rip1.]

noun 

  1. A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.
  2. A rip current.
rip3 (rĭp)

[Possibly shortening and alteration of reprobate.]

noun 

  1. A dissolute person.
  2. An old or worthless horse.
RIP

abbreviation 

Latin
requiescat in pace (may he rest in peace; may she rest in peace)