n.
1.a dissolute man in fashionable society
2.an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
3.a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
4.the act of rending or ripping or splitting something rip v.
1.tear or be torn violently
2.move precipitously or violently
3.cut (wood) along the grain
4.criticize or abuse strongly and violently
Idiom of the Day
trip up (someone) or trip (someone) up
to cause someone to fail, to cause someone to make a mistake
The news reporter tripped up the politician with his difficult question.
