English Explanatory Dictionary

tear up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tear into pieces.
  2. To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract).
  3. To damage.
  4. To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against.
  5. To wrench out of the ground.
  6. To have intense penetrative sex with.
  7. To brutally assault.
verb
  1. To start shedding tears.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tear up.wav En-au-tear up.ogg /ˈtɪɹ ˈʌp/ /ˈtɪəɹ ˈʌp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tear up2.wav

Word forms

tear up tears up tearing up tore up torn up teared up

Etymology

See: tear (“to rip, shred”).

Related words

tear it up choke up well up

Derived words

tear up the dance floor tear up the pea patch
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