tore up
English
Adjective
tore up (comparative more tore up, superlative most tore up)
- (US, slang) unsightly, unkempt, dirty
- She went into rehab tore up but cleaned up quite nicely before her departure.
- (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.
- (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