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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
  1. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
    He tore his coat on the nail.
  2. To remove by tearing.
    Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
  3. to demolish
    The slums were torn down to make way for the new development
  4. To become torn, especially accidentally.
    My dress has torn.
  5. To move at excessive speed.
    He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
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Synonyms
  • rend, rip
  • rip out, tear off, tear out
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