(Australia, New Zealand) A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
(Canada, slang) A joyride.
(Scotland) A handful of unthreshed grain.
(UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
(colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag.
(colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
(computing, slang) Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
(demoscene, slang) Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
(music, informal) A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
(slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
(slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
(slang) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
A tear (in paper, etc.).
A type of strong, rough tide or current.
A wicker basket for fish.
Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”)..
verb
(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
(intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
(intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
(intransitive, surfing, slang) To surf extremely well.
(slang) To fart.
(slang, narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
(transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
(transitive, slang, chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
(transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
(transitive, sometimes US, slang) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
(woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
rpi
rpi
Noun
a measure of inflation based on the changing cost of a representative sample of retail goods and services.
