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   tear

   /tɛː/

   verb

   • 1. pull (something) apart or to pieces with force: "I tore up the letter" Similar rip uprip in twopull apartpull to piecesshred
   • ▪ remove by pulling forcefully: "he tore up the floorboards" Similar snatchgrabseizeripwrenchwrestpullpluckinformal:yank
   • ▪ make a hole or split in (something) by pulling it or piercing it with a sharp implement: "she was always tearing her clothes" Similar ripsnagladderlaceratecut (open)cut to piecescut to ribbonsgashslashscratchclawmanglemutilatehackpiercestabinjurewound
   • ▪ make (a hole or split) in something by force: "the blast tore a hole in the wall"
   • ▪ come apart; rip: "the material wouldn't tear"
   • ▪ damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it: "he tore a ligament playing squash"
   • 2. move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner: informal "she tore along the footpath on her bike" Similar sprintracerundartrushdashhastenhurryscurryscuttlescamperhareboltboundflygallopcareerchargepoundshoothurtlespeedstreakflashwhizzzoomsweepgo like lightninggo hell for leathergo like the windinformal:peltscoothotfoot itbeltzipwhipgo like a bat out of hellstep on itget a move onget crackingput on some speedstir one's stumpsgo like the clappersbombbucketleg itwheechboogiehightail itbarrelget the lead outinformal, dated:cut alongarchaic:posthieOpposite strollamble
   • 3. be in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties: "he was torn between his duty and his better instincts" Similar tormenttorturerackharrowwringlacerateliterary:rend

   noun

   • 1. a hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully: "there was a tear in her dress"
   • 2. a brief spell of erratic or unrestrained behaviour; a binge or spree: informal US "one of my drinking buddies came for the weekend and we went on a tear"
   • ▪ a spell of great success or excellence in performance: "he went on a tear, winning three out of every four hands"

   Word Origin Old Englishteran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tearable adjective
   • 2. tearer noun

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   What does tear mean?

   • The meaning of TEAR is to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend. How to use tear in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tear.

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   What is a word for tearing?

   • the act of tearing. a rent or fissure. a rage or passion; violent flurry or outburst. Informal. a spree. to tear off a poem; to tear off a set of tennis. Informal. He tore into the food with a will. She tore into him for being late for dinner. to pull down; destroy; demolish. to tear down one's friends behind their backs.

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   How do you describe a tear in a sentence?

   • from eye Tears are the liquid that comes out of your eyes when you cry. Her face was wet with tears. rip A tear in something is a hole that has been made in it. His trousers had a tear in one knee. If you tear something, you pull it into pieces or make a hole in it. Try not to tear the paper.

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   What does it mean to tear a book?

   • 1. to pull apart or in pieces by force; rend. 2. to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear a book from someone's hands. 3. to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war. 4. to produce by rending: to tear a hole in one's coat. 5. to wound or injure by or as if by rending; lacerate: grief that tears the heart.

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   tear: [verb] to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend. to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate.

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   Tear definition: a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles..

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   Define tear. tear synonyms, tear pronunciation, tear translation, English dictionary definition of tear. a drop of the saline solution that is secreted by the lacrimal glands: I won’t shed a tear if you go.

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   12 meanings: 1. a drop of the secretion of the lacrimal glands → See tears 2. something shaped like a hanging drop 1. to cause.... Click for more definitions.

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   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.