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Verb
- 1
tear; rip
To cause to be split by using a tool or pulling apart.
Korean definition: 도구를 이용하거나 잡아당겨 갈라지게 하다.
I tore up and threw away all the documents I no longer needed.
After botching the exam, Jisu came out and angrily ripped her notebook to shreds.
- 2
be ear-splitting
(figurative) To ring one's ears with a loud, sharp noise.
Korean definition: (비유적으로) 크고 날카로운 소리가 귀를 심하게 울리다.
Suddenly an explosion loud enough to burst my eardrums sounded from over there.
Jisu suddenly yelled right into my ear, as if she were going to split my eardrum.
- 3
break; tear
(figurative) To make one's heart hurt badly.
Korean definition: (비유적으로) 마음을 몹시 아프게 하다.
Jisu tore Seunggyu's heart apart with cruel words and left.
The woman's cold attitude tore Minjun's heart to pieces.