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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Waters from Rock Creek caused major damage to the John Barrow addition of the Boyle Park area, where chunks of the street were ripped up and houses were knocked from their foundations. —

arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024 In the most extreme cases, grumpy bosses rip up resignation letters and harass employees to force them to stay. —

Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024 This Washington Examiner series will look at how a departure from this precedent could rip up the regulation nation. —

Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024 The paint kit held up strong for a few months but after a while, cutting boards, small appliances, and general wear and tear began to rip up the paint. —

Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rip up