Tear and Wreck

Tear

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Wreck and tear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Tear".

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.

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Tear and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

human	human tear	human wreck
physical	physical tear	physical wreck
nasty	nasty tear	nasty wreck
massive	massive tear	massive wreck
Other adjectives: absolute, angry, blackened.

party	tear party	wreck party
life	tear life	wreck life
people	tear people	wreck people
body	tear body	wreck body
Other words: family, someone, place, house, way, world, game, damage, ship, city, buildings, ships.

One will tear your heart out, scare your friends and wreck your house.

Source: Film / Clifford
The ones armed with .50-cal machine guns can tear up light tanks, and the ones with cannons can wreck medium tanks and lower-tier tank destroyers at close range (ask any poor schmuck T-34 driver foolish enough to rush a Wirbelwind point-blank).

Source: Video Game / War Thunder
Later in the series, we hear Blackarachnia sobbing, and see Wreck-Gar tear up.

Source: Men Don't Cry aka: Real Men Dont Cry

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