(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
When something ~s or when you ~ it, you tear it forcefully with your hands or with a tool such as a knife.
I felt the banner ~ as we were pushed in opposite directions...
I tried not to ~ the paper as I unwrapped it.
= tear
VERB: V, V n
2.
A ~ is a long cut or split in something made of cloth or paper.
Looking at the ~ in her new dress, she flew into a rage.
= tear
N-COUNT
3.
If you ~ something away, you remove it quickly and forcefully.
He ~ped away a wire that led to the alarm button...
He ~ped the phone from her hand.
= tear
VERB: V n with adv, V n prep
4.
If something ~s into someone or something or ~s through them, it enters that person or thing so quickly and forcefully that it often goes completely through them.
A volley of bullets ~ped into the facing wall...
= tear
VERB: V prep/adv
5.
If you let ~, you do something forcefully and without trying to control yourself. (INFORMAL)
Turn the guitars up full and let ~...
PHRASE: let inflects
6.
If you let something ~, you do it as quickly or as forcefully as possible. You can say ‘let it ~’ or ‘let her ~’ to someone when you want them to make a vehicle go as fast as it possibly can.
The ecological disaster is partly a product of letting everything ~ in order to increase production.
PHRASE: let inflects