The term 'rip apart' can be defined by four different crossword solutions: TEAR (4 letters), REND (4 letters), RIVE (4 letters), tearup (6 letters), and tearopen (8 letters). TEAR means to pull apart or separate two things with force, REND means to split or divide something into pieces, RIVE means to split or TEAR something apart with a tool, tearup means to TEAR something apart violently, and tearopen means to TEAR something open. All of these words describe the action of ripping something apart.