rip in WordNet English dictionary

1. a dissolute man in fashionable society
   rake  rakehell  profligate  rip  blood  roue 
   
2. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
   rip  riptide  tide rip  crosscurrent  countercurrent 
   
3. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
   "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
   rent  rip  split 
   
4. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
   "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
   rip  rent  snag  split  tear 
   

1. tear or be torn violently
   "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
   rend  rip  rive  pull 
   
2. criticize or abuse strongly and violently
   "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
   rip 
   
3. cut (wood) along the grain
   rip 
   
4. move precipitously or violently
   "The tornado ripped along the coast"
   rip