tear up

== English == === Etymology 1 === See: tear (“to rip, shred”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/ ==== Verb ==== tear up (third-person singular simple present tears up, present participle tearing up, simple past tore up, past participle torn up) (transitive) To tear into pieces. (transitive, figurative) To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract). (transitive, idiomatic) To damage. (transitive, idiomatic) To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against. (transitive) To wrench out of the ground. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To have intense penetrative sex with. (transitive, slang) To brutally assault. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== tear it up === Etymology 2 === See: tear (“liquid that falls from the eyes”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɪɹ ˈʌp/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɪəɹ ˈʌp/ ==== Verb ==== tear up (third-person singular simple present tears up, present participle tearing up, simple past and past participle teared up) (intransitive) To start shedding tears. ==== See also ==== choke up well up === Anagrams === Puerta, uprate, uptear