tearout
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Etymology edit
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tearout (plural tearouts)
- (carpentry, woodworking) Synonym of blowout.
- 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.
- (renovation) The demolition phase of remodeling.
- The plan is to have the tearout done by next week.