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rips out

rips out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip out.

Meaning of rip out

Verb

rip out (third-person singular simple present rips out, present participle ripping out, simple past and past participle ripped out)

  1. To remove by ripping
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    tear out
  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
  3. To exclaim; to blurt out.
    • 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

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Rips out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip out.

Words near rips out in the dictionary

  1. rips it up
  2. rips off
  3. rips off the band-aid
  4. rips on
  5. rips one
  6. rips out
  7. rips someone a new asshole
  8. rips someone a new one
  9. rips someone's face off
  10. rips someone's head off
  11. rips to shreds

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