UPTEAR

Etymology

Verb

uptear (third-person singular simple present uptears, present participle uptearing, simple past uptore, past participle uptorn)

(transitive, archaic or poetic) To tear up (wrench from the ground).

Anagrams

• Puerta, tear up, tear-up, uprate

Source: Wiktionary


Up*tear", v. t.

Definition: To tear up. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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