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Tear| Noun | 1. | tear - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"driblet, drop - a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man" H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent | | | 2. | tear - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" | | | 3. | tear - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking | | | 4. | tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"rent, rip, split - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" | | | Verb | 1. | tear - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"rend, rip, rive, pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" tear apart, trash, pan - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" | | | 2. | tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" | | | 3. | tear - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, hasten - step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast" | | | 4. | tear - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" | | | 5. | tear - fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" | |
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