A tear (in paper, etc.).

A type of tide or current.

A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.

To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

“to rip a garment; to rip up a floor”

To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.

“My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.”

To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.