Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ripcord" ita ce igiya ko zaren da, idan an ja, ta saki parachute, ta ba da damar budewa. Ana kuma amfani da ita don komawa zuwa igiya ko igiya da ake amfani da ita don kunna hanyar yin amfani da gaggawa, kamar a cikin na'ura ko kayan aiki. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar “ripcord” a misalta don yin nuni ga duk wani mataki na kwatsam ko tsattsauran ra’ayi da aka ɗauka don magance wata matsala ko canza yanayi.