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. Un ...

an object. Rip may also refer to:

Places

* 7711 Říp, an asteroid *

Říp Mountain Říp Mountain ( cs, hora Říp, ; german:

ankt Anuket was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and Lower Nubia in general, worshipped especially at Elephantine near the First Cataract. Etymology In ancient Egyptian, she was known as Anuket, Anaka, or Anqet. Her name ...

Georgsberg 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 Czech people, Czechs settled. ...

, 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 chart showing the results of a survey by DI personnel on the ''Discover ...

, 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 access ...

, 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 195 ...

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) (19 ...

Rip (surname) Rip is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arie Rip Arie Rip (born 13 June 1941, in Kethel en Spaland) is a Dutch professor emeritus of Philosophy of Science and Technology. Career During 1988–1989 he was the President of t ...

* 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, ring name of American professional wrestler Harvey Maurice Evers * Rip Morgan, 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, 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-half ...

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

H. Ripley Rawlings IV Lieutenant Colonel Hunter Ripley "Rip" Rawlings IV is the ''New York Times'' bestselling co-author (with Mark Greaney) of the military fiction novel '' Red Metal'' and a former United States Marine Corps infantry & reconnaissance officer. Ea ...

(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 film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...

'' * Rip Hunter, 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. Pub ...

, 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, 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 co ...

* "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, 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 de ...

, which is used for printing software