1.a dissolute man in fashionable society
2.an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart;
there was a rip in his pants
3.a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
4.the act of rending or ripping or splitting something;
he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
1.tear or be torn violently;
The curtain ripped from top to bottom
2.move precipitously or violently;
The tornado ripped along the coast
3.cut (wood) along the grain
4.criticize or abuse strongly and violently;
The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly