tore up adjective3 •(Southern-US) Damaged, hurt or brokenI didn't call you, 'cause my phone's all tore up.He's been tore up real bad since his boy died. •(US, slang) unsightly, unkempt, dirtyShe went into rehab tore up but cleaned up quite nicely before her departure. •(US, slang) particularly drunkI got three pounds of ice, a gallon of Jack, a half-gallon of Reyka, two gallons of Jäger and a rainbow of mixers. Tonight we're gettin' tore up from the floor up. formsmore tore up · most tore up