The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
"I spent all morning ripping my favorite movie collection off the old DVDs so I could watch them on my tablet later."
present participle of rip
"The wind was so strong that it started ripping the roof tiles off our house during the storm."
very good; of the highest quality
"made an excellent speech"
"he was a splendid teacher"
"a first-class mind"
That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
"The seam on his jeans started to rip after he fell off his bike."