tear

  • 51tear — I 1. verb 1) I tore up the letter Syn: rip up, rip in two, pull to pieces, shred 2) his flesh was torn Syn: lacerate, cut (open), gash, slash, scratch, hack, pierce …

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  • 52tear — [ter] n. a wild drinking bout. (See also rip.) □ Sally is off on a tear again. □ What a tear it was at Paul’s on Saturday night! …

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  • 53tear up — {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ * /Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in./ 2. To tear into pieces. * /Mary tore… …

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  • 54tear up — {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ * /Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in./ 2. To tear into pieces. * /Mary tore… …

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  • 55tear up — verb a) To tear into pieces. The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%. b) To damage. The lacrosse practice really tore up the field …

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  • 56tear at — phr verb Tear at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flesh …

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  • 57Tear — move or go with violence or great haste: tear along the expressway …

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  • 58téar — m ( es/ as) drop; tear; what is distilled from anything in drops, nectar …

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  • 59tear — Australian Slang move or go with violence or great haste: tear along the expressway …

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  • 60tear\ up — v 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe. Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in. 2. To tear into pieces. Mary tore up the old… …

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