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tears out

tears out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tear out.

Meaning of tear out

Verb

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

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

Questions about tears out

What is tears out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tears out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tear out.

Words near tears out in the dictionary

  1. Tears of St. Lawrence
  2. tears of wine
  3. tears off
  4. tears one's hair
  5. tears one's hair out
  6. tears out
  7. tears someone a new asshole
  8. tears someone a new one
  9. tears someone off a strip
  10. tears strips off someone
  11. tears to pieces

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