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tore to pieces

tore to pieces is the simple past 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 tore to pieces

What is tore to pieces the simple past of?
Tore to pieces is the simple past of tear to pieces.

Words near tore to pieces in the dictionary

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

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