rip up

verb

To destroy by ripping.

“We're going to rip up the dancefloor tonight.”

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tear upshred
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Meanings

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

present singular third person rips up · participle present ripping up · participle past ripped up · past ripped up

  1. transitiveTo destroy by ripping.

    The frustrated writer ripped up her manuscript.

    Synonyms: tear up

  2. slangtransitiveTo move quickly or violently upon.

    We're going to rip up the dancefloor tonight.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo destroy by ripping.

Similar
tear up

More synonyms by meaning

verbtear into shreds

Similar
shredtear up
Broader
tearrupturesnap
Also see
shredtear up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Greek καταξεσκίζω
  • καταξεσκίζω (kataxeskízo)to destroy by ripping
Irish réab
  • réabto destroy by ripping
Italian dilaniare, sbranare
  • dilaniareto destroy by ripping
  • sbranareto destroy by ripping
Māori kōreperepe, korepe
  • kōreperepeto destroy by ripping
  • korepeto destroy by ripping
Polish drzeć, podrzeć
  • drzećto destroy by ripping
  • podrzećto destroy by ripping
Cite this entry
APA

rip up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20up

MLA

“rip up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rip up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20up.

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