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Tear

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Noun

1. tear, teardrop

a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

Example Sentences:
'his story brought tears to her eyes'

2. rent, rip, snag, split, tear

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

Example Sentences:
'there was a rip in his pants'
'she had snags in her stockings'

3. binge, bout, bust, tear

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Example Sentences:
'they went on a bust that lasted three days'

4. tear

the act of tearing

Example Sentences:
'he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear'

Verb

5. bust, rupture, snap, tear

separate or cause to separate abruptly

Example Sentences:
'The rope snapped'
'tear the paper'

6. tear

to separate or be separated by force

Example Sentences:
'planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars'

7. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

move quickly and violently

Example Sentences:
'The car tore down the street'
'He came charging into my office'

8. deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear

strip of feathers

Example Sentences:
'pull a chicken'
'pluck the capon'

9. tear

fill with tears or shed tears

Example Sentences:
'Her eyes were tearing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tear

see synonyms of tear
noun
1. 
a drop of the secretion of the lacrimal glands
tears
2. 
something shaped like a hanging drop
a tear of amber
verbWord forms: tears, tearing, tore or torn
1. 
to cause (material, paper, etc) to come apart or (of material, etc) to come apart; rip
2. (transitive)
to make (a hole or split) in (something)
to tear a hole in a dress
3. (intransitive; often foll by along)
to hurry or rush
to tear along the street
4. (tr; usually foll by away or from)
to remove or take by force
5. (when intr, often foll by at)
to cause pain, distress, or anguish (to)
it tore at my heartstrings to see the starving child
6.  tear one's hair
noun
7. 
a hole, cut, or split
8. 
the act of tearing
9. 
a great hurry; rush
10.  on a tear

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tear

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verb transitiveWord forms: tore, torn, ˈtearing
1. 
to pull apart or separate into pieces by force; rip or rend (cloth, paper, etc.)
2. 
to make or cause by tearing or puncturing
to tear a hole in a dress
3. 
to wound by tearing; lacerate
skin torn and bruised
4. 
to force apart or divide into factions; disrupt; split
ranks torn by dissension
5. 
to divide with doubt, uncertainty, etc.; agitate; torment
a mind torn between duty and desire
6. 
to remove by or as by tearing, pulling, etc.
with up, out, away, off, etc.
to tear a plant up by its roots, to tear oneself away
verb intransitive
7. 
to be torn
8. 
to move violently or with speed; dash
noun
9. 
the act of tearing
10. 
the result of a tearing; torn place; rent
11. 
a rushing pace; great hurry
12.  see
wear and tear
13.  US, Slang
a carousal; spree
noun
1. 
a drop of the salty fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland to lubricate the eyeball, kill bacteria, etc.: in humans, tears may flow for emotional reasons due to the tightening of muscles near the glands
2. 
anything resembling this, as a drop of transparent gum; tearlike mass
3.  [pl.]
sorrow; grief
verb intransitive
4. 
to fill with tears

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tear

see synonyms of tear
v.tr.
1.
a. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.
b. To cause to be pulled apart unintentionally, as by accident: tore my pants on the barbed wire.
c. To lacerate (the skin, for example).
2. To make (an opening) in something by pulling it apart or by accident: I tore a hole in my stocking.
3. To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the pipe from the wall.
4. To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.
v.intr.
1. To become torn: The fabric does not tear easily.
2. To move with heedless speed; rush headlong: tore off down the road; tore along the avenue.
n.
1. The act of tearing.
2. The result of tearing; a rip or rent: The shirt has a small tear.
3. A great rush; a hurry.
4. Slang A carousal; a spree.
n.
1.
a. A drop of the clear salty liquid that is secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye to lubricate the surface between the eyeball and eyelid and to wash away irritants.
b. tears A profusion of this liquid spilling from the eyes and wetting the cheeks, especially as an expression of emotion.
c. tears The act of weeping: criticism that left me in tears.
2. A drop of a liquid or hardened fluid.
intr.v. teared, tear·ing, tears
To become filled with tears: The strong wind caused my eyes to tear.
v. tore (tôr), torn (tôrn), tear·ing, tears

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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