The Clue
Burned up the highway (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TORE
Tags
Notes
The answer TORE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blazed
Hurried
Raced
Ran
Rent
Ripped
Rushed
Sped
Split
Sprinted
Zipped
Convex molding
Floored it
Made tracks
Pulled apart
Raced (through)
Ripped or zipped
Sped madly
Went fast
Came apart at the seams
Ran very fast
Went lickety-split
Went like the dickens
Went like sixty
Definition
TORE as a noun:
1. (torus, tore) = commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
TEAR as a verb:
1. (tear, rupture, snap, bust) = separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
2. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
3. (tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck) = move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
4. (pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume) = strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
5. fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"