rip vs tear

rip and tear both are nouns.

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

As nouns, tear is a hypernym of rip; that is, tear is a word with a broader meaning than rip:

As nouns, rip and tear are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of rip include rent, snag, split.

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

Other hypernyms of rip include bust, rupture, snap.

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

Other hypernyms of rip include buck, charge, shoot, shoot down.

rip (noun)	tear (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something	a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current	the act of tearing
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
a dissolute man in fashionable society	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

rip (verb)	tear (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently	separate or cause to separate abruptly
tear or be torn violently	to separate or be separated by force
cut (wood) along the grain	strip of feathers
move precipitously or violently	move quickly and violently
take without the owner's consent	fill with tears or shed tears