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#Thesaurus #Collocations 📣THESAURUS [Tear sth up ] ☆pull sth a part: to separate sth into pieces by pulling different parts of it in different directions, sometimes violently: ° The wolves will pull the carcass apart. ☆rip sth up: to destroy sth by tearing it into small pieces, often suddenly or violently: ° He ripped up the letter. ° Rip can be used on its own: °She ripped the letter to shreds. ◇ rip (n) : The jacket had a rip in the sleeve. ☆shred sth: to cut or tear sth into lots of small pieces: •Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce, • He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case. ☆tear sth apart: to destroy sth violently, especially by pulling it to pieces. ◇ The dogs tore the fox apart, ◇ They tore the room apart, looking for money. ☆tear sth up: to destroy a document, etc. by pulling it in different directions: ◇She tore up the letter. °Tear can be used on its own: ◇She tore the letter into tiny pieces. ► tear (n): ◇There’s a tear in your coat. ♦️WHICH WORD? °Ripping is usually more violent than tearing. °Both verbs, but especially rip, are often used with a preposition or adverb to show violent movement as the thing is ripped/torn. °Shredding paper is usually done in a machine called a shredder or shredding machine; if you do it with your hands you tear it up or rip it up. 💥PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS : ■to rip (up)/shred paper/a letter ■ to rip fabric/flesh h to shred vegetables ■ to shred sth finely