1. (

• rend ,
• rip ,
• rive ,
• pull ,

) tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" ;

2. (

• rip

) move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast" ;

3. (

• rip ,

) cut (wood) along the grain ;

4. (

• steal ,
• rip_off ,
• rip

) take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" ;

5. (

• rip

) criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" ;

1. (

• rending ,
• ripping ,
• splitting

) resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" ;

2. (

• excellent ,
• first-class ,
• fantabulous ,
• splendid ,
• ripping

) very good; of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "he was a splendid teacher"; "a first-class mind" ;