rip in English: To pull paper or cloth apart quickly so that it tears. (verb)

Translation

To pull paper or cloth apart quickly so that it tears.

Word origin

First seen in late Middle English, from a Germanic word meaning to tear or strip off.

Verb typeregular (rip, rips, ripped)

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"Rip" means pull it apart so that it breaks.

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"Ripped" is the past form.

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A thing can also rip by accident.

tear

A drop of water that falls from your eye when you cry.

cut

To split or open something using a knife or other sharp tool.

break

To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working.

paper

The thin flat material you write or print on; also a newspaper or a piece of writing.

open

To move something so that it is no longer shut.

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