tear out
Remove by force
To tear out is to remove something by ripping or pulling forcefully: She tore out the page and crumpled it.
You can tear out weeds, tear out old carpet, or tear out a section of wall during renovation.
Figuratively, something that tears your heart out causes intense emotional pain.
To tear out of a place is to leave abruptly and at speed: He tore out of the driveway.
- pullForce toward oneself
- pull upRaise body to bar
- uprootRemove from the ground
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- ripTear apart forcibly
extract · excise · pluck · yank · rend · evict · pull apart · rip to shreds · remove · shred · detach · anguish · heartbreak · dislodge · excavate · paper · gut feeling · violent
- root outuproot, eradicate, root up, hunt down, track down
- Fast Startshit the ground running, off to the races, flying start, quick off the mark, jump start
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
- pullingpull, tug, yank, drag, haul