Rip, n. 1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.
2. [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of reprobate.] A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse.
3. A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or currents.