tear along

verb

To run quickly along somewhere.

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Meanings

verbtear along (third-person singular simple present tears along, present participle tearing along, simple past tore along, past participle torn along)

present singular third person tears along · participle present tearing along · past tore along · participle past torn along

  1. transitiveTo run quickly along somewhere.
  2. transitiveTo break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rip along
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APA

tear along. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20along

MLA

“tear along.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20along. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tear along,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20along.

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