Rip Up (Verb)
Meaning
Tear into shreds.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The strong gusts began to rip up the old awning into destroyed fragments of ripped fabric and metal.
- Vandals sought to rip up the newly laid sod in the city's central park during the night.
- Tornados are infamous for their destructive ability to rip up complete neighborhoods in one devastating pass.
- The sudden pull on the rug managed to rip up several planks of the expensive hardwood flooring beneath.
- Careless bulldozer operation can rip up an entire ecosystem's root system in mere minutes of uncontrolled movement.