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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Williams was the only other player to finish with two catches, ripping up the sideline on a checkdown and later beating Gonzalez.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
Key to her rescue was a smelly T-shirt worn by her owner in 12-hour shifts that was ripped up and used as a scent trail to attract her to an enclosure, Kangala directors Jared and Lisa Karran said in a video posted to Facebook.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
That plan was ripped up and adjusted to a 4-4-1, with Minge back in defence.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
Key to her rescue was a smelly T-shirt worn by her owner in 12-hour shifts that was ripped up and used as a scent trail to attract her to an enclosure, Kangala directors Jared and Lisa Karran said in a video posted to Facebook.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
That plan was ripped up and adjusted to a 4-4-1, with Minge back in defence.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
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“Rip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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