"rip up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rip up.ogg Forms: rips up [present, singular, third-person], ripping up [participle, present], ripped up [participle, past], ripped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: tear up Derived forms: rip up the rulebook Translations (to destroy by ripping): dilaniare (Italian), sbranare (Italian), kōreperepe (Maori), korepe (Maori)
    Sense id: en-rip_up-en-verb-Mn2wSJFZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'to destroy by ripping': 98 2
  2. (transitive, slang) To move quickly or violently upon. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-rip_up-en-verb-hvc-3HRQ
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        "(transitive) To destroy by ripping."
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          "sense": "to destroy by ripping",
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          "sense": "to destroy by ripping",
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to destroy by ripping",
      "word": "dilaniare"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to destroy by ripping",
      "word": "sbranare"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to destroy by ripping",
      "word": "kōreperepe"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to destroy by ripping",
      "word": "korepe"
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