RIP
Scrabble letter values: R1I1P3 = 5
Definition
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society. — synonyms: rake, rakehell, profligate, blood, roue
- noun an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. — synonyms: rent, snag, split, tear
- noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current. — synonyms: riptide, tide_rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
- noun the act of rending or ripping or splitting something. — synonyms: rent, split
- verb tear or be torn violently. — synonyms: rend, rive, pull
- verb move precipitously or violently.
- verb cut (wood) along the grain.
- verb take without the owner's consent. — synonyms: steal, rip_off
- verb criticize or abuse strongly and violently.
Examples
- “there was a rip in his pants”
- “she had snags in her stockings”
- “he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”