tear

Definitions of tear in various dictionaries:

noun - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

noun - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

noun - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

noun - the act of tearing

verb - separate or cause to separate abruptly

verb - to separate or be separated by force

verb - move quickly and violently

verb - strip of feathers

verb - fill with tears or shed tears

To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.

To make (an opening) by ripping: tore a hole in my stocking.

To lacerate (the skin, for example).

To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the wrappings off the present.

To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.

To become torn.

To move with heedless speed; rush headlong.

The act of tearing.

The result of tearing; a rip or rent.

A great rush; a hurry.

A carousal; a spree.

To move about in excited, often angry haste.

To lead a wild life.

To pull at or attack violently: The dog tore at the meat.

To distress greatly: Their plight tore at his heart.

To demolish: tear down old tenements.

To take apart; disassemble: tear down an engine.

To produce hurriedly and casually: tearing off article after news article.

To tear to pieces.

These verb s mean to separate or pull apart by force.

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 drop of a liquid or hardened fluid.

verb - to emit tears (drops of saline liquid secreted by a gland of the eye)

adj - to pull apart or into pieces [v TORE, TORN, TEARING, TEARS] : TEARABLE