tear up

Speech parts

1. tear up - Noun

2. tear up - Verb

Meaning

tear into shreds

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

tear-up

Synonyms

maul wrack rent tear cry shredded shred vandalize rip up shredding trashing

Antonyms

repair fix collaborate eat crow eat humble pie admit a defeat
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Hypernyms

tear snap bust rupture

Hyponyms

tease

Examples

But even as anarchists mindlessly tear up American cities while attacking police and innocent bystanders, we Republicans do recognize those who work in good faith towards peace, justice, and equality. Source: Internet

I hear the governmental council is going to tear up the concrete sidewalks and replace them with rubber. Source: Internet

A massage at Wildflower Spa, combined with a soak in the huge, outdoor hot tub will have you raring to tear up the mountain for another day. Source: Internet

And, Gary M. Vaughn's story, "Babe", actually made me tear up, the story of a truck that passed from one trucker to another, with interesting results. Source: Internet

Cabinet minister admits Boris Johnson's plans to tear up Brexit divorce deal WILL break international law as. Source: Internet

Democrats, they argued, were “asking you to tear up the ballots” by finding Mr. Trump guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tear strength tear to pieces tear to shreds tear up by the roots tear up the dance floor tear up the form book