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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Instead of ripping up and replacing the taupe wall-to-wall carpeting, which would have been costly and over budget, Pabian added an area rug on top of it.
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Meghan Holloran, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
An orchestra performed by birds, rippling water and swaying trees alongside the American River Parkway was accompanied Sunday by hundreds chanting to protest a plan ripping up vegetation for erosion protection measures.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2025
Venom from snakes in the viper family rips up tissues, causing victims to bleed to death.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
What To Know European leaders, who have also been sending military aid to Ukraine, have been left shaken that Trump appears to be ripping up America's relationship with the continent, despite the threat of Russian aggression.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Meghan Holloran, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
An orchestra performed by birds, rippling water and swaying trees alongside the American River Parkway was accompanied Sunday by hundreds chanting to protest a plan ripping up vegetation for erosion protection measures.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2025
Venom from snakes in the viper family rips up tissues, causing victims to bleed to death.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
What To Know European leaders, who have also been sending military aid to Ukraine, have been left shaken that Trump appears to be ripping up America's relationship with the continent, despite the threat of Russian aggression.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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