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tear

/ tear /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of tearing
"he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
Type of:
separation
Kinds of:
laceration rent rip split
Derived:
rupture snap bust
noun Sense 2
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
"his story brought tears to her eyes"
Type of:
drop driblet
Has parts:
lacrimal secretion lachrymal secretion
verb Sense 3
fill with tears or shed tears
"Her eyes were tearing"
Type of:
cry weep
Derived:
teardrop lacrimation lachrymation tearing watering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
to separate or be separated by force
"planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
Type of:
separate disunite divide
Kinds of:
cleave split rive
Derived:
rip rent snag split
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"
"tear the paper"
Type of:
separate disunite divide
Kinds of:
lacerate rend rip rive pull
Derived:
snap rupture rip rent snag
See also:
shred tear up rip up pan tear apart
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"
"He came charging into my office"
Type of:
rush hotfoot hasten
Kinds of:
rip
Verb group:
dart dash scoot scud flash
See also:
shoot up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
"they went on a bust that lasted three days"
Type of:
revel revelry
Kinds of:
piss-up
Derived:
gorge ingurgitate overindulge glut englut
verb Sense 8
strip of feathers
"pull a chicken"
"pluck the capon"
Type of:
strip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 9
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
"there was a rip in his pants"
"she had snags in her stockings"
Type of:
opening gap
Derived:
rupture snap bust cleave split
Semantic Complexity
82%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
73
Times Searched
3
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separation laceration rent rip split drop driblet cry weep separate disunite divide