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rip out en · VERB

Meanings

1. To remove by ripping
   • How many loyal men do I hear exclaim: "send the traitor to the gallows! rip out his bowels and throw them in his face! […]" 1814 October 8, “Summary of Politics”, in Cobbett's Political Register, volume 26, number 15, page 455:
   • Ah, no, no: it cannot be. I would rather rip out out my heart, then fuffer it any longer to retain so mean, and so unworthy an affection. 1652, Philoxypes, The History of Philoxypes and Polycrite, as it was Told by, page 36:
2. To unstitch.
   • Then take this, and first rip out a sleeve, and iron it out, and cut out a newspaper pattern of it. 1842, Catharine Esther Beecher, Letters to Persons who are Engaged in Domestic Service, page 174:
   • To rip out serger stitches, you'll need to combine the techniques for ripping straight and zigzag stitches. 2002, Sew Basic: 34 Essential Skills for Sewing with Confidence, page 69:
   • The common mode, is, to shake, and brush the articles, and rip out linings and pockets; then to wash them in strong suds, adding a teacupful of ley, using white soap for light cloth; 1846, Catharine Esther Beecher, A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the use of young ladies, page 289:
3. To exclaim; to blurt out.
   • I suppose the clergy wouldn't give me a chance for heaven, because I rip out with an oath every now and then. 1856, Harriet Beacher Stowe, Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp:
   • Well, by and by we heerd the old sarpent rip out like a lion. 1849, Abraham Gesner, The Industrial Resources of Nova Scotia, page 7:
4. (colloquial, vulgar) To fart
   • “Now while you're grappling with Samantha, this pin will alert you when Samantha is going to rip out a big one. Observe.” Carmen pushed a button on the pin. A recording in her voice warned, “Alert! Alert! Fart is approaching! Alert!” 2009, Hikia, The Studio:
5. (figuratively) To remove dramatically, or with lots of violence.
   • Ripping out the poison of antisemitism, restoring trust on the economy, defence, and national security. 2026 June 22, Keir Starmer, resignation speech:

Forms

Synonyms

tear out

Translations (27)

pl wyrwać (to remove by ripping) · ru содра́ть (to remove by ripping) · ru обдира́ть (to remove by ripping) · pl wyrywać (to remove by ripping) · es escarzar (to remove by ripping) · ru сдира́ть (to remove by ripping) · es ripear (to remove by ripping) · th ฉีก (to remove by ripping) · de abreißen (to remove by ripping) · tr koparmak (to remove by ripping) · ru ободра́ть (to remove by ripping) · ro rupe (to remove by ripping) · es arrancar (to remove by ripping) · es tronchar (to remove by ripping) · bg одирам (to remove by ripping) · pl wypruć (to remove by ripping) · pt arrancar (to remove by ripping) · th ดึง (to remove by ripping) · es talar (to remove by ripping) · es desgajar (to remove by ripping) · th กระชาก (to remove by ripping) · ckb درانرن (to remove by ripping) · de wegreißen (to remove by ripping) · es arranchar (to remove by ripping) · fr arracher (to remove by ripping) · fi repiä irti (to remove by ripping) · pl wypruwać (to remove by ripping)