- tearing apart
- ripping, shredding, pulling into pieces
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tearing apart
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Tearing — is the act of breaking apart a two dimensional material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool. A tear in a piece of paper, fabric, or some other similar object may be the result of the intentional effort with one s bare hands or accidental … Wikipedia
Tearing Us Apart — Infobox Single Name = Tearing Us Apart Caption = Artist = Eric Clapton Tina Turner from Album = August A side = B side = Hold On Released = 1987 Format = 7 , 12 single Recorded = 1986 Genre = Pop, Rock Length = 3:38 (7 ), 4:14 Label = Warner Bros … Wikipedia
Tearing — Tear Tear (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tearing — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ripping, slicing, rending, cutting up, slashing, slitting, breaking, lacerating, severing, bursting, cleaving, parting in two, splitting, tearing down, destroying, knocking apart, sundering … English dictionary for students
tear apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tear apart : present tense I/you/we/they tear apart he/she/it tears apart present participle tearing apart past tense tore apart past participle torn apart 1) to make someone feel very sad, upset, or worried… … English dictionary
tear apart — verb express a totally negative opinion of (Freq. 1) The critics panned the performance • Syn: ↑pan, ↑trash • Hypernyms: ↑disparage, ↑belittle, ↑pick at … Useful english dictionary
rip apart — ˌrip a ˈpart [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rip apart he/she/it rips apart present participle ripping apart past tense ripped apart … Useful english dictionary
tear apart someone — tear apart (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt… … New idioms dictionary
tear apart something — tear apart (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt… … New idioms dictionary
tear apart — (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt someone or… … New idioms dictionary
