mimic vs rip

mimic

verb
  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. 

  • To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. 

adj
  • Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. 

  • Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. 

  • Mock, pretended. 

noun
  • An imitation. 

  • A comic who does impressions. 

  • An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator. 

  • A mime. 

rip

verb
  • To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into) 

  • To steal; to rip off. 

  • To fart. 

  • To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. 

  • To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts. 

  • To surf extremely well. 

  • To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing. 

  • To take a "hit" of marijuana. 

  • To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc. 

  • To move or act fast; to rush headlong. 

  • To move quickly and destructively. 

  • To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain. 

noun
  • A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played. 

  • A type of strong, rough tide or current. 

  • Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc. 

  • A handful of unthreshed grain. 

  • A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action. 

  • A tear (in paper, etc.). 

  • A black mark given for substandard schoolwork. 

  • A hit (dose) of marijuana. 

  • Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism. 

  • A wicker basket for fish. 

  • A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves. 

  • Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off. 

  • A joyride. 

How often have the words mimic and rip occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )