tear out

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tear out

  • /tɛə aʊt/ UK
  • /tɛɹ aʊt/ US

verb tears out · tearing out · tore out · torn out

  1. To remove by tearing. We tore out the old carpeting to reveal the wood floor underneath.

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@misc{tear_out_2026,
  title = {tear out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tear%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}