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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The couple have been in recovery mode ever since - burying cattle, ripping up the remains of 100-year-old cottonwood trees and replacing about 18 miles of fences.
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Rachel Osier Lindley, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
The bear ripped up both sides of my face, my left ear, my eyebrow and my head in several places.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2025
For example, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday that Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will rip up Ontario's nearly $100 million contract with Starlink in the wake of US tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Ukrainian newspaper the Kyiv Independent reported on Friday that Russian forces had ripped up Ukrainian logistics routes in Kursk, including bridges around the city.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Osier Lindley, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
The bear ripped up both sides of my face, my left ear, my eyebrow and my head in several places.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2025
For example, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday that Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will rip up Ontario's nearly $100 million contract with Starlink in the wake of US tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Ukrainian newspaper the Kyiv Independent reported on Friday that Russian forces had ripped up Ukrainian logistics routes in Kursk, including bridges around the city.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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