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tear > 9 senses
NOUN1tear, teardropA drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
2tear, rip, rent, snag, splitAn opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
3tear, bust, binge, boutAn occasion for excessive eating or drinking
4tearThe act of tearing
VERB1tear, rupture, snap, bustSeparate or cause to separate abruptly
2tearTo separate or be separated by force
3tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buckMove quickly and violently
4tear, pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displumeStrip of feathers
5tearFill with tears or shed tears
tear > pronunciation
Soundsteh'r; tih'r
Rhymesaffair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website...
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tear > noun 1, body
MeaningA drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands.
Examples"his story brought tears to her eyes"
Synonymsteardrop
Part oflacrimal secretion, lachrymal secretion
Broaderdrop, driblet
Substanceswater, H2O
Adjectiveslacrimatory, lachrymatory; lacrimal, lachrymal
Verbstear
tear > noun 2, object
MeaningAn opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
Synonymsrip, rent, snag, split
Broaderopening, gap
Verbstear; tear
tear > noun 3, act
MeaningAn occasion for excessive eating or drinking.
Synonymsbust, binge, bout
Narrowerpiss-up
Broaderrevel, revelry
tear > noun 4, act
MeaningThe act of tearing.
Examples"he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
Narrowerlaceration; rent, rip, split
Broaderseparation
Verbstear; tear
tear > verb 1, contact
MeaningSeparate or cause to separate abruptly.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey tear the sheets
Examples"tear the paper"
Synonymsrupture, snap, bust
Narrowerlacerate; rend, rip, rive, pull; shred, tear up, rip up
Broaderseparate, disunite, divide, part
See alsotear up; tear apart; tear down
Nounstear; tear
tear > verb 2, contact
MeaningTo separate or be separated by force.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Narrowercleave, split, rive
Broaderseparate, disunite, divide, part
Nounstear; tear
tear > verb 3, motion
MeaningMove quickly and violently.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsshoot, shoot down, charge, buck
Narrowerrip
Broaderrush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Similar todart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
tear > verb 4, contact
MeaningStrip of feathers.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymspluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume
Broaderstrip
tear > verb 5, body
MeaningFill with tears or shed tears.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"Her eyes were tearing"
Broadercry, weep
Nounstearing; tear

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