4 verb If something rips into someone or something or rips through them, it enters that person or thing so quickly and forcefully that it often goes completely through them. (=tear). A volley of bullets ripped into the facing wall... V prep/adv.
The exclamation point (!) is a mark of punctuation used after a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses a strong emotion. Also called an exclamation mark or (in newspaper jargon) a shriek. The exclamation point was first used in English in the 16th century. However, the mark didn't become a standard feature on keyboards until the 1970s.
What does ! mean in math? I'm doing sequences and series in calculus, and I keep seeing the ! sign. I don't remember learning about it. Update: To the poster who tried to correct my grammar: both 'exclamation mark' and 'exclamation point' are accepted. 'Exclamation point' is more commonly used in Britain and commonwealth countries (and hey, I happen to be from a Commonwealth country!).