Definition of Tear

Verb: tear (tore,torn)  teh(r)

1. Separate or cause to separate abruptly
   "tear the paper";
   - rupture, snap, bust
    
2. To separate or be separated by force
    
3. Move quickly and violently
   "The car tore down the street";
   - shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, bomb [Brit], scream
    
4. Strip of feathers
   "tear the capon";
   - pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume

Noun: tear  teh(r)

1. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
   "there was a tear in his pants";
   - rip, rent, snag, split
    
2. An occasion for excessive eating or drinking
   - bust, binge, bout
    
3. The act of tearing
   "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

Noun: tear[2]  teer

1. A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
   - teardrop

Verb: tear[2]  teer

1. Fill with tears or shed tears

See also:
teapoys
tearable

Anagrams containing the word tear

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