rip out

Verb
  1. Remove, usually with some force or effort;
    Also used in an abstract sense (synset 201353852)
    "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes:
    • squeeze out, wring out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
    • demodulate - extract information from a modulated carrier wave
    • thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
    same as: draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out, tear out
    verb group: draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
  2. Burst out with a violent or profane utterance (synset 200932156)
    "ripped out a vicious oath"; "ripped out with an oath"
    is a type of: burst out - give sudden release to an expression

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