"tear up" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/ [General-American], /ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tear up.wav [Southern-England], En-au-tear up.ogg [Australia] Forms: tears up [present, singular, third-person], tearing up [participle, present], tore up [past], torn up [participle, past]
Etymology: See: tear (“to rip, shred”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|tear|id=to separate|t=to rip, shred}} tear (“to rip, shred”) Head templates: {{en-verb|tear<,,tore,torn> up}} tear up (third-person singular simple present tears up, present participle tearing up, simple past tore up, past participle torn up)
  1. (transitive) To tear into pieces. Tags: transitive Derived forms: tear up the dance floor, tear up the pea patch Related terms: tear it up Translations (To tear into pieces.): разкъсвам (razkǎsvam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-yJzaqU6C Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 2 2 8 5 19 2 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 3 2 6 6 15 2 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 25 5 4 8 7 19 3 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 3 2 8 6 19 2 31 Disambiguation of 'To tear into pieces.': 90 2 1 2 1 4 0
  2. (transitive, figurative) To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract). Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-otj-D31n
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To damage. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-ZNFiqDmD
  4. (transitive, idiomatic) To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-MratjaHN
  5. (transitive) To wrench out of the ground. Tags: transitive Translations (To wrench out of the ground.): изскубвам (izskubvam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-B56jxCP0 Disambiguation of 'To wrench out of the ground.': 1 1 1 1 94 0 1
  6. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To have intense penetrative sex with. Tags: slang, transitive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-0XptTHU1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 2 2 8 5 19 2 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 25 5 4 8 7 19 3 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 3 2 8 6 19 2 31
  7. (transitive, slang) To brutally assault. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-bqNIIrtt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɪɹ ˈʌp/ [General-American], /ˈtɪəɹ ˈʌp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tear up2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tears up [present, singular, third-person], tearing up [participle, present], teared up [participle, past], teared up [past]
Etymology: See: tear (“liquid that falls from the eyes”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|tear|id=liquid|t=liquid that falls from the eyes}} tear (“liquid that falls from the eyes”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tear up (third-person singular simple present tears up, present participle tearing up, simple past and past participle teared up)
  1. (intransitive) To start shedding tears. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Violence Related terms: choke up, well up
    Sense id: en-tear_up-en-verb-2kv2pD-3 Disambiguation of Violence: 16 11 5 7 15 18 4 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 1 8 3 22 1 37 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 2 2 8 5 19 2 32 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 23 4 4 8 6 19 3 33 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 25 5 4 8 7 19 3 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 3 2 8 6 19 2 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "In his first year, his hitting tore up the league's opposing pitchers.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, in The Onion AV Club",
          "text": "Taking advantage of her haughty obliviousness—Faris is every bit Margaret Dumont to Baron Cohen’s Groucho—Aladeen conspires to seize power back and tear up the new constitution before it’s too late.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against."
      ],
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "We tore up the weeds from the allotment.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941 October, “Notes and News: The Lee Moor Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 470",
          "text": "There was another incline on this section, but it has not been in use for very many years, and some of the rails are torn up, and the rest very overgrown.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wrench out of the ground."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To wrench out of the ground."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
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        {
          "text": "Chad tore up Stacy after that party.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have intense penetrative sex with."
      ],
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        [
          "penetrative",
          "penetrative"
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        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
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        "(transitive, slang, vulgar) To have intense penetrative sex with."
      ],
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        "transitive",
        "vulgar"
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        "English slang",
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        {
          "text": "Jason tore up Todd after finding out that he was having sex with his sister.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To brutally assault."
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        "(transitive, slang) To brutally assault."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "roman": "razkǎsvam",
      "sense": "To tear into pieces.",
      "word": "разкъсвам"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "To wrench out of the ground.",
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "tears up",
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      "form": "tearing up",
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      "word": "choke up"
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        "To start shedding tears."
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          "tear",
          "tear"
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        "(intransitive) To start shedding tears."
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɪəɹ ˈʌp/",
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}

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