What does tear up mean?

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tear up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shred, tear up, rip upverb

    tear into shreds

Wiktionary

  1. tear upverb

    To tear into pieces.

  2. tear upverb

    To damage.

  3. tear upverb

    To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against.

  4. tear upverb

    To shed tears.

  5. tear upverb

    To wrench out of the ground.

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  1. uprate

  2. uptear

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tear up in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tear up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tear up in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump on Thursday:

    I see no circumstances under which I would tear up that pledge.

  2. Jeb Bush Bush:

    One thing I won't do is just say as a candidate :' I'm just going to tear up the agreement on the first day.' That sounds great, but maybe you ought to check in with your allies first, maybe you ought to appoint a secretary of state, maybe a secretary of defense. You might want to have your team in place before you take an act like that.

  3. Saundra Pelletier:

    I'm so happy this is happening. I fully support you. i'm not the most emotional, touchy-feely person, but it was hard not to tear up.

  4. Daniel Cameron:

    Even as anarchists mindlessly tear up American cities while attacking police and innocent bystanders, we Republicans do recognize those who work in good faith towards peace, justice and equality, in fact, it was Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, who said democracy is a system that recognizes the equality of humans before the law.

  5. Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

    Last night, we saw the president of the United States shred the truth right in front of us.  Tear up the truth.


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