rip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: rĭp
ipa: /ɹɪp/
rhymes: -ɪp
Forms: form: rips
Etymology: From Middle English rippen, from earlier ryppen (“to pluck”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rupjaną, *ruppōną (compare West Frisian rippe, ripje, roppe, ropje (“to rip”), Dutch dialectal rippen, Low German ruppen, German Low German röpen, German rupfen), intensive of *raupijaną (compare Old English rīpan, rīepan (“to plunder”), West Frisian rippe (“to rip, tear”), German raufen (“to rip”)), causative of Proto-Indo-European *roub- ~ *reub- (compare Albanian rrabe ‘maquis’, possibly Latin rubus (“bramble”)), variant of *Hrewp- (“to break”). More at reave, rob.
Senses: glosses: A tear (in paper, etc.).
examples: text: Rhythmic beaches consist of a rhythmic longshore bar that narrows and deepens when the rip crosses the breaker, and in between broadens, shoals and approaches the shore. It does not, however, reach the shore, with a continuous rip feeder channel feeding the rips to either side of the bar.
ref: 2000, Andrew Short, Beaches of the Queensland Coast: Cooktown to Coolangatta, page 38:
text: Undertows (or ‘rips’) are the main problem. If you find yourself being carried out by a rip, the important thing to do is just keep afloat; don′t panic or try to swim against the rip, which will exhaust you. In most cases the current stops within a couple of hundred metres of the shore and you can then swim parallel to the shore for a short way to get out of the rip and make your way back to land.
ref: 2005, Paul Smitz, Australia & New Zealand on a Shoestring, Lonely Planet, page 466:
text: 2010, Jeff Wilks, Donna Prendergast, Chapter 9: Beach Safety and Millennium Youth: Travellers and Sentinels, Pierre Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo, Donna Pendergast, Tourism and Generation Y, page 100,
Given that a large number of all rescues conducted by Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) occur in rips (a rip being a relatively narrow, seaward moving stream of water), this is critical surf-safety information (Surf Life Saving Australia, 2005).
glosses: A type of strong, rough tide or current.
A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
examples: text: At rare intervals the water is smooth and deep, but the rips, rapids and falls give the river its distinctive character. About two and a half miles from its mouth it contracts somewhat, and plunges over a precipice one hundred feet high[…]
ref: 1881, Frank Leslie, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, page 148:
text: In the 5.8 miles between this point and the head of Burnt Land Rips the fall is 40 feet. The East Branch joins the main river about 1 1⁄2 miles below the rips at Medway. A part of this fall could probably be developed by a dam near the head of the Joe Mary Rapids, but the pondage created by a high dam would cause damage[…]
ref: 1911, Water-supply Paper, page 148:
text: At the outlet of Round Pond is the beginning of Round Pond Rips. Rips is a Maine word that generally means easy rapids. They are not hard rapids, but require your attention, as there are plenty of rocks and ledges that need to be avoided. After the rips the river is easy […]
ref: 2004, Gil Gilpatrick, The Allagash Guide: What You Need to Know to Canoe This Famous Waterway, Gil Gilpatrick, →ISBN, page 36:
glosses: A type of strong, rough tide or current.
A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.
glosses: A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
glosses: A hit (dose) of marijuana.
qualifier: Eton College
glosses: A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
glosses: Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
examples: text: Some of these CD rips don't sound very good: what bitrate did you use?
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
glosses: A fart.
examples: text: Well that's because groups are now releaseing^([sic]) music in their packs as well as vgas and rips. It^([sic]) you check out some local area code groups I'm sure you'll find high quality ansi if the group is good enough.
ref: 1995, Mark Treiber, “Ansi Artist Wanted!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
text: Scans and rips sucks, ofcourse^([sic]). But a graphician, redrawing a picture does make him less good. A pixeled image should be judged by the skills and originality in the picture, not by the motive.
ref: 2000, Jerker Olofsson, “What to do about rippers....?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
topics: computing
demoscene
engineering
lifestyle
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
glosses: Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).
examples: text: Camp at Kakwa Wildland Park staging area to hit the trails at first light or take a short drive from the city and go for a rip at the Big Mountain area.
ref: 2015 September 29, Mason Buettner, “Grande Prairie Has It All When It Comes to Snowmobiling”, in SnoRidersWest.com, Cranbrook, British Columbia: KPI Media, retrieved 29 Jan 2022:
text: Halton Regional Police say the exotic sports car was clocked at 97 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone in Oakville.
ref: 2020 July 17, Louie Rosella, “‘Go for a Rip’: Ferrari Driver Pulled Over After Hitting Nearly 100 km/h in Oakville Neighbourhood”, in InsideHalton.com, Metroland Media Group, retrieved 29 Jan 2022:
glosses: A joyride.
Synonyms: tear
Derived terms: Big Rip
give a rip
off the rip
rip box
rip current
rip entry
rip fence
rip-off merchant
rip-roaring
rip-roaringly
rip saw
rip-snorting mad
rip tide
riptide
tide rip