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tears to pieces

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

Meaning of tear to pieces

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) To tear apart.
    Synonyms:
    take to pieces, pick to pieces, rip to pieces, pull to pieces, tear to shreds

Questions about tears to pieces

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

Words near tears to pieces in the dictionary

  1. tears out
  2. tears someone a new asshole
  3. tears someone a new one
  4. tears someone off a strip
  5. tears strips off someone
  6. tears to pieces
  7. tears up
  8. tears up the dance floor
  9. tears up the pea patch
  10. tearsheet
  11. tearsheets

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