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RIP abbreviation: requiescat (or requiescant) in pace (Latin), may he, she or they rest in peace, usually found on gravestones, death notices, etc.

rip1 verb (ripped, ripping) 1 tr & intr to tear or come apart violently or roughly. 2 intrans, colloq to rush along or move quickly without restraint • ripped through the store to find the best sale bargains. 3 to saw (wood or timber) along the grain. noun 1 a violent or rough tear or split. 2 an unrestrained rush. 3 a ripsaw. ripped adj torn or rent. ripper noun 1 someone who rips. 2 a murderer who rips or mutilates the bodies of their victims. 3 a tool for ripping, especially one attached to a tractor for breaking up hard soil, etc. 4 chiefly Austral & NZ slang an excellent or attractive person or thing. rippingly adverb. let it rip to let an action, process, etc continue in an unrestrained or reckless way. let rip 1 to speak, behave, etc violently or unrestrainedly. 2 to increase suddenly in speed, volume, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c.

rip someone off to steal from, exploit, cheat or overcharge them. See also rip-off.

rip something off or out or up, etc to remove it quickly and violently • ripped off the sticking plaster • ripped out the page • ripped up the roots of the tree.

rip something up to shred or tear it into pieces • ripped up his letter.

rip2 noun 1 (also riptide) a disturbed state or stretch of the sea or in a river, caused by the meeting of currents. 2 (also rip current or riptide) a strong surface current coming out at intervals from the shore. 3 chiefly US any rough stretch of water in a river.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: perhaps related to rip1.