rip sth up
— phrasal verb with rip /rɪp/ verb (-pp-)Definition
› to tear something into small pieces: She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.Tearing and breaking into pieces
(Definition of rip sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apart adverb (SEPARATED)
- asunder adverb
- bobble noun (THREAD)
- bobble verb
- break (sth) off phrasal verb (SEPARATE)
- catch verb (STICK)
- fall apart phrasal verb (BREAK)
- fragmented adjective
- fray verb (CLOTH)
- frayed adjective (CLOTH)
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker verb (BREAK)
- ladder noun (HOLE)
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- rent verb (TORN)
- rip noun (TEAR)
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