rip
Cross references:
1. tear
1. rip \'rip\ vb or ripped; or rip.ping [prob. fr. Flem rippen to strip
off roughly] 1a: to tear or split apart or open 1b: to saw or split (wood)
with the grain 2: to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade 1: to
become ripped : REND 2: to rush headlong - rip.per n
2. rip n : a rent made by ripping : TEAR
3. rip n [perh. fr. 2rip] 1: a body of water made rough by the meeting of
opposing tides or currents 2: a current of water roughened by passing over
an irregular bottom
4. rip n [perh. by shortening & alter. fr. reprobate] 1: a worn-out
worthless horse 2: a dissolute person : LIBERTINE