tear out

UK/tɛə aʊt/US/tɛɹ aʊt/

verb

To remove by tearing.

“We tore out the old carpeting to reveal the wood floor underneath.”

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extractpull outpullpull uptake outdraw outrip outdraw
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Meanings

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

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

  1. To remove by tearing.

    We tore out the old carpeting to reveal the wood floor underneath.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Similar
extractpull outpullpull uptake outdraw outrip outdraw
Broader
removetaketake away
Also see
draw outextractpullpull outpull uprip outtake outtear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto elŝiri
  • elŝirito remove by tearing
Polish wyrywać, wyrwać
  • wyrywaćto remove by tearing
  • wyrwaćto remove by tearing
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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