lay into vs tear into

lay into and tear into both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay into	No	No	Yes	No
tear into	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lay into and tear into are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lay into include lace into, lam into, pitch into.

lay into (verb)	tear into (verb)
hit violently, as in an attack	hit violently, as in an attack