"uptear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uptears [present, singular, third-person], uptearing [participle, present], uptore [past], uptorn [participle, past]
Etymology: up- + tear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|tear}} up- + tear Head templates: {{en-verb|uptears|uptearing|uptore|uptorn}} uptear (third-person singular simple present uptears, present participle uptearing, simple past uptore, past participle uptorn)
  1. (transitive, archaic or poetic) To tear up (wrench from the ground). Tags: archaic, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-uptear-en-verb-LBOFpImg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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