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"Tear" Definition

noun

A drop of a liquid or hardened fluid.
A drop of the clear salty liquid that is secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye to lubricate the surface between the eyeball and eyelid and to wash away irritants.
A great rush; a hurry.
A profusion of this liquid spilling from the eyes and wetting the cheeks, especially as an expression of emotion.
Slang A carousal; a spree.

phrasal-verb

Tear around Informal To lead a wild life.
Tear around Informal To move about in excited, often angry haste.
Tear at To distress greatly: Their plight tore at his heart.
Tear at To pull at or attack violently: The dog tore at the meat.
Tear away To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly.

verb-intransitive

To become torn.
To fill with tears.
To move with heedless speed; rush headlong.

verb-transitive

To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.
To lacerate (the skin, for example).
To make (an opening) by ripping: tore a hole in my stocking.
To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.
To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the wrappings off the present.

verb

To fill with shed tears .
To separate parts of or pull apart by force .
To wound by or as if by pulling apart by force .
To divide or disrupt by the pull of forces .
To remove by force .

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