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Defenition of the word tear

    • Defenition of the word tear

      • A drop of liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
      • A tug given with force in order to remove something.
      • A clear, salty liquid produced by the lacrimal gland in the eye, whose normal function is to clean and lubricate the eyes; its production is increased when the eye is irritated, or when yawning, laughing or crying.
      • an occasion for heavy drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
      • strip of feathers; as of chickens
      • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"
      • move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
      • the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
      • fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
      • to separate or be separated by force: "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars."
      • separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
      • move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
      • a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
      • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
      • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
      • strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
      • to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
      • the act of tearing
      • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
      • a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
      • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
      • fill with tears or shed tears
      • strip of feathers
      • to separate or be separated by force
      • separate or cause to separate abruptly
      • move quickly and violently

    Synonyms for the word tear

      • bender
      • binge
      • booze-up
      • buck
      • bust
      • charge
      • demolish
      • deplumate
      • deplume
      • displume
      • pluck
      • pull
      • rend
      • rent
      • rip
      • rupture
      • shoot
      • shoot down
      • snap
      • split
      • teardrop
      • toot

    Similar words in the tear

      • dismantle
      • level
      • pan
      • pull down
      • rase
      • raze
      • rip up
      • shoot up
      • shred
      • take down
      • tear apart
      • tear down
      • tear up
      • trash

    Meronymys for the word tear

      • H2O
      • lachrymal secretion
      • lacrimal secretion
      • water

    Hyponyms for the word tear

      • cleave
      • lacerate
      • laceration
      • piss-up
      • pull
      • rend
      • rent
      • rip
      • rip up
      • rive
      • shred
      • split
      • tear up

    Hypernyms for the word tear

      • belt along
      • bucket along
      • cannonball along
      • cry
      • disunite
      • divide
      • drib
      • driblet
      • drop
      • gap
      • go
      • hasten
      • hie
      • hotfoot
      • locomote
      • move
      • opening
      • part
      • pelt along
      • race
      • revel
      • revelry
      • rush
      • rush along
      • separate
      • separation
      • speed
      • step on it
      • strip
      • travel
      • weep

    Idioms for the word tear

      • tear down

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