tear into en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/
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Meanings
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To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
They tore into a stunned City and there was only a minute on the clock when Samir Nasri slipped Jack Wilshere into the area, the 19-year-old's left-foot pass to the far post agonisingly evading a lunging Van Persie.
2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| torn into | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tears into | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tearing into | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tore into | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
rip into · lay into · lace into · light into