"rip up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rip up.ogg [Australia] 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 with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 80 20 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

Download JSON data for rip up meaning in English (2.2kB)

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