tore up

English

Pronunciation

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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.

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.

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

• (unsightly): See Thesaurus:unkempt
• (particularly drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk
• (damaged, hurt or broken): faulty, injured, wounded; see also Thesaurus:deteriorated, Thesaurus:broken or Thesaurus:wounded

Anagrams

• Puerto, Troupe, pouter, troupe, uptore