rip up
phrasal verb
ripped up; ripping up; rips up
: to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces
He ripped up the check.
She ripped the letter up into tiny pieces.
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That plan was ripped up and adjusted to a 4-4-1, with Minge back in defence.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The Hammer rips up much of downtown, causing millions in damages, but shifts the blame by saying the mayhem was a response to Superman’s attack on his country’s armed forces.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Fans and rescue workers ripped up advertising boards and used them as makeshift stretchers as police and first-aid workers treated victims on the field.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The Hammer rips up much of downtown, causing millions in damages, but shifts the blame by saying the mayhem was a response to Superman’s attack on his country’s armed forces.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Fans and rescue workers ripped up advertising boards and used them as makeshift stretchers as police and first-aid workers treated victims on the field.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rip up
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“Rip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20up. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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