TEARUP

tear up

Verb

  1. To tear into pieces.
    The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%.
  2. To damage.
    The lacrosse practice really tore up the field.
  3. To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against.
    In his first year, his hitting tore up the league's opposing pitchers.
  4. To shed tears.
  5. To wrench out of the ground.
    We tore up the weeds from the allotment.


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