uptorn

[ uhp-tawrn, -tohrn ]

/ ʌpˈtɔrn, -ˈtoʊrn /

past participle of uptear.

Words nearby uptorn

uptight, uptilt, uptime, uptitling, upton, uptorn, uptown, uptrade, uptrend, upturn, upturned

uptear

[ uhp-tair ]

/ ʌpˈtɛər /

to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.

First recorded in 1585–95; up- + tear²

Just as she reached him, looking at him instead of the rough ground, all rutted with uptorn roots, she slipped and almost fell.

Captivity |M. Leonora Eyles
Not that I liked changes, for heart vines bleed freely when uptorn, and friendship's stocks cannot be bought on margin.

St. Cuthbert's |Robert E. Knowles
But the Big Sandy was now swollen beyond its banks, and the rapid current was filled with floating logs and uptorn trees.

From Canal Boy to President |Horatio Alger, Jr.
Two of them belonged to the ration-party, and the others were Tommies who had been engaged in relaying the uptorn line.

A Lively Bit of the Front |Percy F. Westerman

Then, in a small opening where the uptorn roots of a tree rose like a wall at one side, it halted.

The Pathless Trail |Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel