tear


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tear
v. rip, rend, lacerate
 
n. droplet of fluid from the eye; rip, rend; spree, wild celebration (Informal)
 
v. produce tears in the eyes; fill with tears in the eyes

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Tear
Tear may refer to:
  • Tears, a watery secretion from the eyes
  • Tearing, the act of ripping fabric or other materials

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tear

Noun
1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
(synonym) teardrop
(hypernym) drop, driblet
(part-holonym) lacrimal secretion, lachrymal secretion
(substance-meronym) water, H2O
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
(synonym) rip, rent, snag, split
(hypernym) opening, gap
3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
(synonym) bust, binge, bout
(hypernym) revel, revelry
(hyponym) piss-up
4. the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
(hypernym) separation
(hyponym) laceration

Verb
1. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
(synonym) rupture, snap, bust
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
(hyponym) lacerate
(see-also) shred, tear up, rip up
2. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
(hyponym) cleave, split, rive
3. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
(synonym) shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
(hypernym) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(hyponym) rip
(verb-group) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
4. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
(synonym) pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume
(hypernym) strip
5. fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
(hypernym) cry, weep
(derivation) teardrop


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tear
n. loom, apparatus on which fabrics are woven

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tear
v. trhat; protrhnout; řítit se; rozpoltit/rozbít co; odtrhnout se (od koho/čeho); být rozpolcený mezi A a B; roztrhat co
 
n. slza; díra