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Rip

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To rip is the act of tearing an object.

Rip may also refer to:

Places

People

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
  • Rip Hunter, a DC Comics character
  • Rip Kirby, title character of the detective comic strip
  • Rip Thomas, movie name for Hulk Hogan in the movie No Holds Barred (1989)
  • Rip Van Winkle, title character of the eponymous story by Washington Irving

Music

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), a Second World War search-and-rescue dog awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery

See also