Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tore up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: tore up
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unsightly, unkempt, dirty

American usage; Slang

adj

particularly drunk

American usage; Slang

adj

Damaged, hurt or broken

Example Sentences

"She went into rehab tore up but cleaned up quite nicely before her departure."
"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."
"I didn't call you, 'cause my phone's all tore up."
"He's been tore up real bad since his boy died."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

more tore up (comparative) most tore up (superlative)

Synonyms

unkempt drunk faulty injured wounded broken

Questions

What does tore up mean?: unsightly, unkempt, dirty

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