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English
Verb
rip out (third-person singular simple present rips out, present participle ripping out, simple past and past participle ripped out)
- To remove by ripping
- Synonym: tear out
1652, Philoxypes, The History of Philoxypes and Polycrite, as it was Told by, page 36: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.
1814 October 8, “Summary of Politics”, in Cobbett's Political Register, volume 26, number 15, page 455:How many loyal men do I hear exclaim: "send the traitor to the gallows! rip out his bowels and throw them in his face! […] "
- To unstitch.
1842, Catharine Esther Beecher, Letters to Persons who are Engaged in Domestic Service, page 174:Then take this, and first rip out a sleeve, and iron it out, and cut out a newspaper pattern of it.
1846, Catharine Esther Beecher, A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the use of young ladies, page 289: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;
2002, Sew Basic: 34 Essential Skills for Sewing with Confidence, page 69:To rip out serger stitches, you'll need to combine the techniques for ripping straight and zigzag stitches.
- To exclaim; to blurt out.
1849, Abraham Gesner, The Industrial Resources of Nova Scotia, page 7:Well, by and by we heerd the old sarpent rip out like a lion.
1856, Harriet Beacher Stowe, Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp:I suppose the clergy wouldn't give me a chance for heaven, because I rip out with an oath every now and then.
- (colloquial, vulgar) To fart
2009, Hikia, The Studio:“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!”