TEAR UP

а. разрывать; to tear up a letter порвать письмо; That dog has torn up my newspaper again. б. вырывать; выдергивать; to tear up trees by the roots вырывать с корнем деревья; We shall have to tear the old tree up by its roots. в. порвать, разорвать (контракт, соглашение); He can't be trusted; he's been known to tear up a contract before the ink was dry. г. подрывать; to tear up the foundations of smth. подрывать основы чего-л.