rips

Noun

rip (plural rips)

1. A tear (in paper, etc.).
2. (Australia, New Zealand) A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
   • Rhythmic beaches consist of a rhythmic longshore bar that narrows and deepens when the rip crosses the breaker, and in between broadens, shoals and approaches the shore. It does not, however, reach the shore, with a continuous rip feeder channel feeding the rips to either side of the bar.2000, Andrew Short, Beaches of the Queensland Coast: Cooktown to Coolangatta, page 38
3. (in plural) A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.
   • At rare intervals the water is smooth and deep, but the rips, rapids and falls give the river its distinctive character. About two and a half miles from its mouth it contracts somewhat, and plunges over a precipice one hundred feet high[…]1881, Frank Leslie, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, page 148
4. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
5. (slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
6. (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.

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