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rip

noun
  1. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
    “An envelope cannot hold its contents if it has a rip.”
    rent
  2. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
    countercurrentcrosscurrentriptidetide rip
  3. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    “There was a rip in my pants.”
    tear
  4. a dissolute man in fashionable society
    profligaterakebloodrakehellroue
verb
  1. criticize or abuse strongly and violently
    “The candidate ripped into their opponent mercilessly.”
  2. tear or be torn violently
    “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”
    pull
  3. cut (wood) along the grain
  4. move precipitously or violently
    “The tornado ripped along the coast”