pilfer vs rip

pilfer is not a noun while rip is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pilfer	No	No	Yes	No
rip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rip is a hypernym of pilfer; that is, rip is a word with a broader meaning than pilfer:

Other hypernyms of pilfer include rip off, steal.

pilfer (noun)	rip (noun)
	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

pilfer (verb)	rip (verb)
make off with belongings of others	criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	tear or be torn violently
	cut (wood) along the grain
	move precipitously or violently
	take without the owner's consent