rip out

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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
    Synonym: tear out
    • 1652, Philoxypes, The History of Philoxypes and Polycrite, as it was Told by, page 36:
      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.
    • 1814 October 8, “Summary of Politics”, in Cobbett's Political Register, volume 26, number 15, page 455:
      How many loyal men do I hear exclaim: "send the traitor to the gallows! rip out his bowels and throw them in his face! [] "
  2. To unstitch.
    • 1842, Catharine Esther Beecher, Letters to Persons who are Engaged in Domestic Service, page 174:
      Then take this, and first rip out a sleeve, and iron it out, and cut out a newspaper pattern of it.
    • 1846, Catharine Esther Beecher, A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the use of young ladies, page 289:
      The common mode, is, to shake, and brush the articles, and rip out linings and pockets; then to wash them in strong suds, adding a teacupful of ley, using white soap for light cloth;
    • 2002, Sew Basic: 34 Essential Skills for Sewing with Confidence, page 69:
      To rip out serger stitches, you'll need to combine the techniques for ripping straight and zigzag stitches.
  3. To exclaim; to blurt out.
    • 1849, Abraham Gesner, The Industrial Resources of Nova Scotia, page 7:
      Well, by and by we heerd the old sarpent rip out like a lion.
    • 1856, Harriet Beacher Stowe, Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp:
      I suppose the clergy wouldn't give me a chance for heaven, because I rip out with an oath every now and then.
  4. (colloquial, vulgar) To fart
    • 2009, Hikia, The Studio:
      “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!”