rip up
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Definition
- Verb:
- To tear something into pieces or shreds: The action of forcefully separating or destroying a material, typically paper or fabric, by pulling it apart.
Usage
- This verb is transitive and requires a direct object (the thing being torn).
- It often implies destruction, cancellation, or strong emotional rejection of what the torn object represents.
- Commonly used with objects like paper, documents, photographs, or letters.
Examples
- Verb:
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to mean canceling, nullifying, or completely rejecting an idea, plan, or agreement.
Variants and Related Words
- Rip (verb): To tear something quickly and forcefully. (e.g., )
- Tear up (phrasal verb): A close synonym, also meaning to tear into pieces. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Shred: To cut or tear into small, narrow strips.
- Tear to pieces: To destroy by tearing.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Rip apart: To tear something into two or more pieces; can also mean to criticize severely or to cause great emotional distress. (Literal) (Figurative)
- Rip off: To tear something off from a surface; more commonly means to steal or to charge an unfairly high price. (Literal) (Figurative)
Related Idioms
- Rip up the rulebook: To deliberately ignore or abandon the established rules or conventions.
Verb
- tear into shreds