A rent made by ripping or tearing; a laceration; the place so ripped, A wicker basket in which to carry fish, The act of ripping, intransitive verb_ Informal To move quickly or violently, To split or saw (wood) along the grain, To cause to be pulled apart, as by an accident, transitive verb_ To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing, To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up, To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber.