New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bear out · hear out · wear out · year out · clear out · tear duct · tease out · beat out · deal out · leak out

tear out

1 (v + adv) detach TRANSITIVEstróic as PhrVsrac as PhrV 2 (v + adv) remove violently TRANSITIVEtarraing as PhrV c m uhe tore the stuffing out of the chair tharraing sé an stuáil as an gcathaoir → see tear

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hair »

to be tearing your hair out (also to be pulling your hair out)she was pulling her hair out bhí sí ag dul as a meabhair, bhí sí i mbarr a céille, bhí sí ag dul ar mire
repair »

we carried out repairs to the torn sail dheisíomar an seol a bhí stróicthe, chuireamar caoi ar an seol a bhí stróicthe
tear² »

she tore out of the shop amach as an siopa léi ar nós na gaoithe

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