To rip is the act of

tearing Tearing is the act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool. A tear in a piece of paper, fabric, or some other similar object may be the result of the intentional effort with one's bare hands, or be accidental. ...

an object. Rip may also refer to:

Places

* 7711 Říp, an asteroid *

Říp Mountain Říp Mountain ( cs, hora Říp, ; german: anktGeorgsberg or Raudnitzer Berg), also known as Říp Hill, is a 459 m solitary hill rising up from the central Bohemian flatland where, according to legend, the first Czechs settled. Říp is located ...

, a mountain in the Czech Republic *

Rip Point Rip Point () is a point on Nelson Island forming the south side of the east entrance to Fildes Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on a British Admiralty The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Ki ...

, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica *

The Rip "The Rip", also known as "The Heads", is the narrow waterway entrance connecting the Bass Strait to the bay of Port Phillip in southern Victoria, Australia, and is the only route of maritime transport into Port Phillip and thus seaport acces ...

, entrance to Port Phillip from Bass Strait in Victoria, Australia

People

Rip (given name) Rip is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Rip Esselstyn (born 1963), American health activist, food writer, triathlete and former firefighter * Jeong Rip (1574–1629), a scholar-official of the Korean Joseon Dynasty * Rip Rense (born 19 ...

Rip (nickname) Rip is a nickname for: * Rip Bachor (1901–1959), American football player * Rip Coleman (1931–2004), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rip Collins (pitcher) (1896–1968), American Major League Baseball player * Rip Collins (catcher) ( ...

* Rip (surname) * Rip, pseudonym of the French revue writer

Georges Gabriel Thenon Georges Gabriel Thenon, pen name and stage name Rip, (28 February 1884 – 25 May 1941 ) was a French chansonnier, draughtsman, librettist and revue creator. Rip wrote successful revues ( une suite de tableaux, où l'on évoque sur le mode comi ...

Rip Hawk Harvey Maurice Evers (June 6, 1930 – December 22, 2012) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Rip Hawk. He began his wrestling career in the Mid-Western United States before joining Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in t ...

, ring name of American professional wrestler Harvey Maurice Evers *

Rip Morgan Michael Morgan (born August 20, 1957) is a former professional wrestler from New Zealand who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling best known as Rip Morgan. Best known as ...

, ring name of New Zealand professional wrestler Michael Morgan (born 1957) *

Rip Oliver Larry Richard Oliver (October 6, 1952 – March 5, 2020) was an American professional wrestler, known as "Crippler" Rip Oliver, who had success in Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW). Early life Oliver was born in Florida. His father was Dennis Lee ...

, ring name of American professional wrestler Larry Richard Oliver *

Rip Rogers Mark Sciarra (born February 7, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rip Rogers. Early life Sciarra was born in Seymour, Indiana on February 7, 1954. He graduated from Seymour High School in 1972 and ...

, ring name of American professional wrestler Mark Sciarra (born 1954) *

Rip Sawyer Sidney F. Garrison (born January 26, 1965) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Rip Sawyer. He competed in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As one-hal ...

, ring name of American professional wrestler Sidney F. Garrison (fl. 1980s-1990s) *

H. Ripley Rawlings IV Lieutenant colonel (United States), Lieutenant Colonel Hunter Ripley "Rip" Rawlings IV is the The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' bestselling co-author (with Mark Greaney (novelist), Mark Greaney) of the military fiction nove ...

(known as Rip), American author of military fiction

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Rip Clutchgoneski, a World Grand Prix racecar from the fictional country of Republic of New Rearendia, character in the film ''

Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to '' Cars'' (2006), the second film in the ''Cars'' franchise, and the 12th animated film from ...

'' *

Rip Hunter Rip Hunter is a fictional time traveling hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jack Miller and artist Ruben Moreira, the character first appeared in ''Showcase'' #20 (May 1959). Following three more appea ...

, a DC Comics character *

Rip Kirby ''Rip Kirby'' is an American comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Ward Greene featuring the adventures of private detective Rip Kirby. The strip ran from 1946 to 1999 and was in the hands of artist John Prentice for more than 40 years. Publ ...

, title character of the detective comic strip *Rip Thomas, movie name for Hulk Hogan in the movie ''

No Holds Barred No holds barred or No Holds Barred may refer to: * ''No Holds Barred'' (1952 film), a film starring The Bowery Boys * ''No Holds Barred'' (1989 film), a film starring Hulk Hogan * ''No Holds Barred'' (Biohazard album) (1997) * ''No Holds Barred ...

'' (1989) *

Rip Van Winkle "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their liquor and falls asle ...

, title character of the eponymous story by Washington Irving

Music

* Rip, in music, a type of

glissando In music, a glissando (; plural: ''glissandi'', abbreviated ''gliss.'') is a glide from one pitch to another (). It is an Italianized musical term derived from the French ''glisser'', "to glide". In some contexts, it is distinguished from the ...

* "The Rip" (song), a 2008 single by Portishead * The Rip, a former band of New Zealand musician

Alastair Galbraith (musician) Alastair Galbraith (born 1965) is a New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin. Career Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* '' RiP!: A Remix Manifesto'', a 2008 documentary about remixing and intellectual property *

Ripping Ripping is extracting all or parts of digital content from a container. Originally, it meant to rip music out of Commodore 64 games. Later, the term was used to extract WAV or MP3 format files from digital audio CDs, but got applied as well to ...

, the process of copying audio or video from removable media to a hard disk

Ships

*''Rip'', originally HMQS ''Paluma'', an Australian gunboat scrapped in the 1950s *''Rip'', the name from 1947-1984 of HMAS ''Whyalla'' (J153), a decommissioned Australian corvette

Other uses

Rip (dog) Rip (died 1945, buried 1946), a mixed-breed terrier, was a Second World War search and rescue dog who was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in 1945. He was found in Poplar, London, in 1940 by an Air Raid warden, and became the service's first ...

, a Second World War search-and-rescue dog awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery *

Raster image processor A raster image processor (RIP) is a component used in a printing system which produces a raster image also known as a bitmap. Such a bitmap is used by a later stage of the printing system to produce the printed output. The input may be a page d ...

, which is used for printing software