tear it up (English, verb)
expansion: tear it up (third-person singular simple present tears it up, present participle tearing it up, simple past tore it up, past participle torn it up)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, it, up.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To compete extremely well, to trounce the competition.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: To perform with great energy and flair.
glosses: To succeed in a big way.
glosses: To display great energy or force.
glosses: To display sexual prowess.
glosses: To behave with wild abandon; to indulge in sex, drugs, and/or alcohol.
Forms:
form: tears it up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tearing it up
tags: participle
present
form: tore it up
tags: past
form: torn it up
tags: participle
past