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rip up

rip up verb: to destroy by ripping.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To destroy by ripping.
    • The frustrated writer ripped up her manuscript.
    Synonyms:
    tear up
  2. (slang, transitive) To move quickly or violently upon.
    • We're going to rip up the dancefloor tonight.

Synonyms of rip up

Forms of rip up

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

Words formed from rip up

  • rip up the rulebook

Questions about rip up

What does rip up mean?
Rip up means to destroy by ripping.
What part of speech is rip up?
Rip up is a verb.
What is the past tense of rip up?
The past tense of rip up is ripped up.

Words near rip up in the dictionary

  1. rip tides
  2. rip to shreds
  3. RIP troll
  4. RIP trolling
  5. RIP trolls
  6. rip up
  7. Rip Van Winkle
  8. Rip Van Winkleish
  9. Rip Van Winklesque
  10. rip, shit or bust
  11. rip-and-reader

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