"tear ass" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /tɛɚ ˈæs/ [US] Forms: tears ass [present, singular, third-person], tearing ass [participle, present], tore ass [past], torn ass [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|tear<,,tore,torn> ass}} tear ass (third-person singular simple present tears ass, present participle tearing ass, simple past tore ass, past participle torn ass)
  1. (US, informal, vulgar) To move extremely quickly; to haul ass. Tags: US, informal, vulgar Synonyms: tear-ass, rush
    Sense id: en-tear_ass-en-verb-BZXf47n0 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2017 January 9, Andrew J. Hawkins, “Riding with Lucid Motors, the 1,000-horsepower electric car built to beat Tesla”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 2023-05-28",
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