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rip up
rip up vb (tr, adverb) 1. to tear (paper) into small pieces2. to annul, cancel, or unilaterally disregard3. to dig up, dig into, or remove (a surface): they are ripping up the street. ThesaurusVerb | 1. | rip up - tear into shredsshred, tear uptease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" | Translations
rip up
rip up1. To tear something, especially paper, into small pieces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rip" and "up." The dog ripped up my presentation for science class—now what am I going to do? He began ripping the ticket up that had been left on his windshield for parking in a disabled spot.2. To remove something from the ground or floor by pulling or tearing it very forcefully. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rip" and "up." Don't wear your cleats when you're running around my yard or you'll rip up the grass! We decided it made more since to just rip the carpet up rather than paying a specialist to come and clean it.See also: rip, uprip someone or something upto tear someone or something into bits; to mutilate someone or something. Careful! That machine will rip you up if you fall in. I ripped up the contract and threw the pieces in the trash.See also: rip, uprip something upto take something up by force and remove it. (Usually refers to something on the floor or ground, such as carpeting or pavement.) They are going to rip all the broken sidewalk up. The workers ripped up the pavement and loaded the pieces into a truck.See also: rip, uprip upv.1. To tear something roughly or energetically into small pieces: He ripped up the letter and threw it away. She ripped the contract up and left the office.2. To pull or remove something violently from the ground or floor: When I ripped up the carpet, I could see that the wooden floor was in good condition. The gophers ripped my lawn up.See also: rip, upripped (up) and ripped (off) mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated; under the effects of marijuana. Why do you have to get ripped up like that? See also: ripped, upEncyclopediaSeeRIPrip up Related to rip up: not to mention, in the first place, pat on the back, came acrossSynonyms for rip upverb tear into shredsSynonymsRelated Words |