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tearout.

Synonym of blowout.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Synonym of blowout.

    countable · uncountable
    He's got a bunch of tearouts on the finished side. It's cheaper and easier to redo it than to patch it, but the job's unprofitable either way.
  2. The shearing of metal by a bolt, pin, rivet, or similar fastener due to stress.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The tearing of tissue at the position of an incision, suture, staple, pin, etc.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The demolition phase of remodeling or decommissioning.

    countable · uncountable
    The plan is to have the tearout done by next week.
  5. A card, page, or set of pages designed to be detached from a magazine or book, usually along a perforated line.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A subgenre of dubstep characterized by intense basslines, distorted synths, and high-energy rhythms.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A feature allowing a tab or other entity to be dragged out of a window and to create its own new window.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from tear out.

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