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tore up

tore up adjective: unsightly, unkempt, dirty.

Adjective

tore up (comparative more tore up, superlative most tore up)

  1. (US, slang) unsightly, unkempt, dirty
    • She went into rehab tore up but cleaned up quite nicely before her departure.
    Synonyms:
    unkempt
  2. (US, slang) particularly drunk
    • I got three pounds of ice, a gallon of Jack, a half-gallon of Reyka, two gallons of Jäger and a rainbow of mixers. Tonight we're gettin' tore up from the floor up.
    Synonyms:
    drunk
  3. (Southern US) Damaged, hurt or broken
    • I didn't call you, 'cause my phone's all tore up.
    • He's been tore up real bad since his boy died.

Synonyms of tore up

Forms of tore up

comparativemore tore up
superlativemost tore up

Questions about tore up

What does tore up mean?
Tore up means unsightly, unkempt, dirty.
What part of speech is tore up?
Tore up is an adjective.

Words near tore up in the dictionary

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

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