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.

Examples of rip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Glasner, however, was determined not to rip up Palace’s approach. —Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025

Even if Devers doesn’t become available, Bohm could find himself back on the trading block as the summer trade deadline approaches, if the Phillies choose to make room for third-base prospect Otto Kemp, who’s currently ripping up Triple-A. —Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Home rule challenged Separately, city workers last month began ripping up a Black Lives Matter mural blocks from the White House. —Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

Those plans have been ripped up after Alexander-Arnold’s head was turned by Real Madrid’s pursuit. —James Pearce, New York Times, 10 May 2025

Rhymes for rip up

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