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- verb transitive To tear into pieces.
- verb transitive, idiomatic To damage.
- verb transitive, idiomatic To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against.
- verb intransitive To
shed tears . - verb transitive To wrench out of the ground.
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- verb tear into shreds
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