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rip up

vb (tr, adverb)
1. to tear (paper) into small pieces
2. to annul, cancel, or unilaterally disregard
3. to dig up, dig into, or remove (a surface): they are ripping up the street.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.rip up - tear into shreds
tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
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Translations
يـُمَزِّقُ
roztrhat
rive i småstykker
aufreißen
κόβω κομματάκια
hacer pedazos
repiä palasiksi
déchirer
pokidati
strappare
破棄する
잡아 찢다
kapotscheuren
rive opp
rozerwać
rasgar
разрывать
riva sönder
ฉีกเป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย
yırtmak
xé rách
撕毁

w>rip up

vt sepzerreißen; roadaufreißen; floorboardsherausreißen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rip up

يـُمَزِّقُ roztrhat rive i småstykker aufreißen κόβω κομματάκια hacer pedazos repiä palasiksi déchirer pokidati strappare 破棄する 잡아 찢다 kapotscheuren rive opp rozerwać rasgar разрывать riva sönder ฉีกเป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย yırtmak xé rách 撕毁
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