tear+apart

  • 21Tear — (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel …

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  • 22Tear — may refer to:*Tears, eye secretion *Tearing, breaking apart fibers by force *Robert Tear (born 1939), Welsh singerElements in fiction: *Tear, character Tear Grants in video game Tales of the Abyss *Tear (Wheel of Time), nation in series of… …

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  • 23tear somebody apart — ˌtear sbaˈpart/ˈup derived to make sb feel very unhappy or worried Syn: rip somebody apart • It tears me apart to think I might have hurt her feelings. • His distress tore me up inside. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 24tear — [n1] rip, cut breach, break, crack, damage, fissure, gash, hole, imperfection, laceration, mutilation, rent, run, rupture, scratch, split, tatter; concept 513 Ant. perfection tear / tears [n2] droplets from eyes, often caused by emotion… …

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  • 25Tear Your Soul Apart — est un EP du groupe de Heavy Metal britannique Venom. Il sortit en 1990. Il contient une reprise live de la piste Hell Bent For Leather du groupe Judas Priest, renommée Hellbent . Liste des titres Skool Daze (03:49 min) Bursting Out (02:39 min)… …

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  • 26tear somebody apart shreds bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom …

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  • 27tear something apart shreds bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom …

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  • 28tear somebody apart to bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom …

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  • 29tear something apart to bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom …

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  • 30tear asunder — tear to pieces, rip apart …

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