tear up

1. (transitive)To tear into pieces.

   The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%.

   tear into shreds

2. (figuratively, transitive)To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract).

   I finally persuaded the landlord to tear up the lease and move to a month-by-month rental.

3. (idiomatic, transitive)To damage.

   The lacrosse practice really tore up the field.

4. (idiomatic, transitive)To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against.

   In his first year, his hitting tore up the league's opposing pitchers.

5. (transitive)To wrench out of the ground.

   We tore up the weeds from the allotment.

6. (slang, transitive, vulgar)To have intense penetrative sex with.

   Chad tore up Stacy after that party.

7. (slang, transitive)To brutally assault.

   Jason tore up Todd after finding out that he was having sex with his sister.

8. (intransitive)To start shedding tears.

   After seeing Johnny tear up at that cheesy movie, I knew he was a loser.

1. Tom tore up the letter from Mary.

   Том розірвав лист від Мері. — deniko

   ruТом разорвал письмо от Мэри. — marafon

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2. I saw him tear up the letter.

   ruЯ видел, как он порвал письмо. — marafon

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3. I saw my sister tear up the letter.

   ruЯ видел, как моя сестра рвёт письмо. — odexed

   deIch sah, wie meine Schwester den Brief zerriss. — Tamy

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4. That video made me tear up a little.

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5. The letter I received from Tom made me tear up.

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irregular · Lesson

• tear offвідірвати, відірватисяTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
• tear outприбрати, видалитиTo remove by tearing.
• tear awayвідірватися, відірватиTo remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.
• tear upTo tear into pieces.
• tear downTo demolish.
• tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
• tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.
• tear apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.