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rip1 / rip/ • v. (ripped, rip·ping) 1. [tr.] tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone: a fan tried to rip his pants off during a show | fig. countries ripped apart by fighting. ∎ [tr.] make a long tear or cut in: you've ripped my jacket | [as adj.] (ripped) ripped jeans. ∎ make (a hole) by force: the truck was struck by lightning and had a hole ripped out of its roof. ∎ [intr.] come violently apart; tear: he heard something rip. ∎ cut (wood) in the direction of the grain.2. [intr.] move forcefully and rapidly: fire ripped through her bungalow.3. use a program to copy (a sound sequence on a compact disc) on to a computer's hard drive: every Beatles song ever made, ripped from my boxed set of CDs. • n. 1. a long tear or cut. ∎ [in sing.] an act of tearing something forcibly.2. a fraud or swindle; a rip-off.PHRASES: let rip inf. do something or proceed vigorously or without restraint: the brass sections let rip with sheer gusto. ∎ express oneself vehemently or angrily.let something rip inf. allow something, esp. a vehicle, to go at full speed. ∎ allow something to happen forcefully or without interference: once she started a tirade, it was best to let it rip. ∎ utter or express something forcefully and noisily: when I passed the exam I let rip a “yippee.”PHRASAL VERBS: rip into inf. make a vehement verbal attack on: he ripped into me just for going into the trailer.rip someone off inf. cheat someone, esp. financially.rip something off inf. steal: they have ripped off $6.7 billion. ∎ copy; plagiarize: the film is a shameless collection of ideas ripped off from other movies.rip something up tear something violently into small pieces so as to destroy it.rip2 • n. a stretch of fast-flowing and rough water in the sea or in a river, caused by the meeting of currents. ∎ short for rip current.rip3 • n. dated 1. a dissolute immoral person, esp. a man: “Where is that old rip?” a deep voice shouted. ∎ a mischievous person, esp. a child. 2. a worthless horse.
RIP
RIP1 • abbr. rest in peace (used on grave markers).RIP2 / rip; ˈär ˌī ˈpē/ • n. a raster image processor.• v. (usu. rip) (ripped, rip·ping) [tr.] rasterize (an image): once you are happy with the image, you can rip it out.