tear

[tear]

When you tear something, you rip it apart. You might tear a hole in your jeans if you catch them on something sharp, or you might tear up that love letter you wrote to your crush.

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A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.

Noun
the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

Noun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

Noun
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"

Noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

Verb
fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"

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Verb
strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

Verb
to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

Verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

Verb
move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"


n.
A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.

n.
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.

n.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.

v. t.
To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh.

v. t.
Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions.

v. t.
To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home.

v. t.
To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair.

v. t.
To move violently; to agitate.

v. i.
To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily.

v. i.
To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.

n.
The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure.


Tear

Tear , n. [AS. te'a0r; akin to G. z'84rhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. t'ber, Sw. t'86r, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. d'c7r, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. , , . 'fb59. Cf. Lachrymose.] 1. (Physiol.) A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.
And yet for thee ne wept she never a tear.
2. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
Let Araby extol her happy coast, Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears.
3. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge. [R.] "Some melodous tear." Milton. &hand; Tear is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, tear-distilling, tear-drop, tear-filled, tear-stained, and the like.

Tear

Tear , v. t. [imp. Tore , ((Obs. Tare) ; p. p. Torn ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tearing.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel. t'91ra, Goth. gata'a1ran to destroy, Lith. dirti to flay, Russ. drate to pull, to tear, Gr. to flay, Skr. dar to burst. 'fb63. Cf. Darn, Epidermis, Tarre, Tirade.] 1. To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh.
Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator.
2. Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions. 3. To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home.
The hand of fate Hath torn thee from me.
4. To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair. 5. To move violently; to agitate. "Once I loved torn ocean's roar." Byron. To tear a cat, to rant violently; to rave; -- especially applied to theatrical ranting. [Obs.] Shak. -- To tear down, to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. -- To tear off, to pull off by violence; to strip. -- To tear out, to pull or draw out by violence; as, to tear out the eyes. -- To tear up, to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by violence; as, to tear up a floor; to tear up the foundation of government or order.

Tear

Tear , v. i. 1. To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily. 2. To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.

Tear

Tear , n. The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure. Macaulay. Wear and tear. See under Wear, n.

A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.

To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh.

To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily.

The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure.

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Usage Examples

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart.

I don't drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.

Dreams are like paper, they tear so easily.

Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future.

Smiles form the channels of a future tear.

When you believe in God, you've got to believe in the all-powerful God. He's not just God, He's the all-powerful God and He has total control over everyone's life. The Devil, on the other hand, is a real character that's trying his hardest to tear your life apart.

To be elected president, you have to do more than tear down your opponents. You have to give the American people a reason to vote for you - a reason to hope - a reason to believe that under your leadership, America will be better.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.

France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper.

France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.

Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.

Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.

Jesus wept Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.

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