rip

(noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society. Synonyms: rake, rakehell, profligate, blood, roue.

(noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. Synonyms: rent, snag, split, tear. Examples: "There was a rip in his pants." "She had snags in her stockings."

(noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current. Synonyms: riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent.

(noun) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something. Synonyms: rent, split. Example: "He gave the envelope a vigorous rip."

(verb) tear or be torn violently. Synonyms: rend, rive, pull. Examples: "The curtain ripped from top to bottom." "Pull the cooked chicken into strips."

(verb) move precipitously or violently. Example: "The tornado ripped along the coast."

(verb) cut (wood) along the grain.

(verb) criticize or abuse strongly and violently. Example: "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly."