Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)rip, rent, snag, split, tear2an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart“there was a rip in his pants”,
“she had snags in her stockings” (n)rent, rip, splitthe act of rending or ripping or splitting something“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip” Verbs
(v)rend, rip, rive, pulltear or be torn violently“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”,
“pull the cooked chicken into strips” (v)ripmove precipitously or violently“The tornado ripped along the coast” (v)ripcut (wood) along the grain (v)steal, rip off, riptake without the owner's consent“Someone stole my wallet on the train”,
“This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation” (v)ripcriticize or abuse strongly and violently“The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly”