# Rip

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For the all-capitalized version, see [RIP (disambiguation)](/source/RIP_(disambiguation)).

To **rip** is the act of [tearing](/source/Tearing) an object.

**Rip** may also refer to:

## Places

- Kingdom of Rip in Senegal, ruled by [Maba Diakhou Bâ](/source/Maba_Diakhou_B%C3%A2) (1809–1867)
- [Říp](/source/%C5%98%C3%ADp), a mountain in the Czech Republic
- [The Rip](/source/The_Rip), entrance to Port Phillip from Bass Strait in Victoria, Australia
- [Ríp](/source/R%C3%ADp), a farm and church site in Iceland
- [Rip Point](/source/Rip_Point), South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- [Rip Bridge](/source/Rip_Bridge), New South Wales, Australia
- [7711 Říp](/source/7711_%C5%98%C3%ADp), an asteroid

## People

- [Rip (given name)](/source/Rip_(given_name))
- [Rip (nickname)](/source/Rip_(nickname))
- [Rip (surname)](/source/Rip_(surname))
- [Rip Hawk](/source/Rip_Hawk), ring name of American professional wrestler Harvey Evers (1930–2012)
- [Rip Morgan](/source/Rip_Morgan), a ring name of New Zealand professional wrestler Michael Morgan (born 1957)
- [Rip Oliver](/source/Rip_Oliver), a ring name of American professional wrestler Larry Oliver (1952–2020)
- [Rip Rogers](/source/Rip_Rogers), a ring name of American professional wrestler Mark Sciarra (born 1954)
- Rip Rogers, along with [Eddie Graham](/source/Eddie_Graham), a ring name of American professional wrestler Edward F. Gossett (1930–1985)
- [Rip Sawyer](/source/Rip_Sawyer), a ring name of American professional wrestler Sidney Garrison (born 1965)
- [Rip Torn](/source/Rip_Torn), a nickname for American actor Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (born 1965)

## Arts, entertainment, and media

### Fictional characters

- Rip Clutchgoneski, in the film *[Cars 2](/source/Cars_2)*
- [Rip Hunter](/source/Rip_Hunter), a DC Comics character
- Mason "Rip" Irving, a title character of the [Rip and Red](/source/Rip_and_Red) children's book series
- the title character of *[Rip Haywire](/source/Rip_Haywire)*, an American comic strip
- the title character of *[Rip Kirby](/source/Rip_Kirby)*, an American detective comic strip from 1946 to 1999
- [Rip Riley](/source/Rip_Riley), in the animated television series *Archer*
- Rip Thomas, in the 1989 movie *[No Holds Barred](/source/No_Holds_Barred_(1989_film))*, played by Hulk Hogan
- Rip Wheeler, in the television series *[Yellowstone](/source/Yellowstone_(American_TV_series))*
- [Rip Van Winkle](/source/Rip_Van_Winkle), title character of the eponymous story by Washington Irving

### Music

- Rip, in music, a type of [glissando](/source/Glissando)
- ["The Rip" (song)](/source/The_Rip_(song)), a 2008 single by Portishead
- "[Rip (Rest in Peace)](/source/Rip_(Rest_in_Peace))", a 2023 song by Maltese singers Aidan and Ira Losco
- The Rip, a former band of New Zealand musician [Alastair Galbraith](/source/Alastair_Galbraith)

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

- [*The Rip* (film)](/source/The_Rip_(film)), a 2026 American action thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
- *[RiP!: A Remix Manifesto](/source/RiP!:_A_Remix_Manifesto)*, a 2008 documentary about remixing and intellectual property
- [Ripping](/source/Ripping), the process of copying audio or video from removable media to a hard disk

## Ships

- *Rip*, originally [HMQS *Paluma*](/source/HMQS_Paluma), an Australian gunboat, scrapped in the 1950s
- *Rip*, the name from 1947–1984 of [HMAS *Whyalla* (J153)](/source/HMAS_Whyalla_(J153)), a decommissioned Australian corvette

## Animals

- [Rip (dog)](/source/Rip_(dog)), a Second World War search-and-rescue dog awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery
- [Ol' Rip the Horned Toad](/source/Ol'_Rip_the_Horned_Toad), a Texas horned toad which supposedly survived a 31-year hibernation in a time capsule in a cornerstone

## Computing

- [.rip](/source/.rip), a generic top level domain

## See also

- [Rip current](/source/Rip_current) or rip tide, a strong surface flow of water returning seaward from near the shore
- [Rip cut](/source/Rip_cut), severing or dividing a piece of wood parallel to the grain
- [Rips (disambiguation)](/source/Rips_(disambiguation))
- [Ripped (disambiguation)](/source/Ripped_(disambiguation))
- [Ripper (disambiguation)](/source/Ripper_(disambiguation))
- [Ryp (disambiguation)](/source/Ryp_(disambiguation))

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