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rip it up

rip it up verb: to perform spectacularly.

Verb

rip it up (third-person singular simple present rips it up, present participle ripping it up, simple past and past participle ripped it up)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform spectacularly.

Forms of rip it up

third-person singular presentrips it up
present participleripping it up
past participleripped it up
pastripped it up

Questions about rip it up

What does rip it up mean?
Rip it up means to perform spectacularly.
What part of speech is rip it up?
Rip it up is a verb.
What is the past tense of rip it up?
The past tense of rip it up is ripped it up.

Words near rip it up in the dictionary

  1. rip entry
  2. rip fence
  3. rip fences
  4. RIP in peace
  5. rip into
  6. rip it up
  7. rip off
  8. rip off the band-aid
  9. rip off the bandage
  10. rip offs
  11. rip on

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