When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife.

A rip is a long cut or split in something made of cloth or paper.

If you rip something away, you remove it quickly and forcefully.

If something rips into someone or something or rips through them, it enters that person or thing so quickly and forcefully that it often goes completely through them.

If you let rip, you do something forcefully and without trying to control yourself.

If you let something rip, you do it as quickly or as forcefully as possible. You can say 'let it rip' or 'let her rip' to someone when you want them to make a vehicle go as fast as it possibly can.