rip up

verb

ripped up; ripping up; rips up

transitive verb

: to destroy something by tearing it to pieces

ripped up the letter

Examples of rip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spurs ripped up their own rulebook to spend more than £300million on 10 players. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Across the street from the Lucas Museum, the greenery fronting the Natural History Museum is ripped up and trashed. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Leon Schlesinger, the head honcho of Warner cartoons, is smoking a cigar and rips up Porky’s contract. — James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Fed chairman’s words suggest a rate hike Pirro’s case against Hearn, filed in early July, accused the 67-year-old of damaging the pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial by ripping up part of its sealant with his hands. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for rip up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup