tear
noun
1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
- his story brought tears to her eyes
Similar word(s): teardrop
Definition categories: body, drib, driblet, drop
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Similar word(s): rent, rip, snag, split
Definition categories: object, gap, opening
3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Similar word(s): binge, bout, bust
Definition categories: act, revel, revelry
4. the act of tearing
- he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear
Definition categories: act, separation
Sentences with tear as a noun:
- A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
- There were big tears rolling down Lisa's cheeks.
- Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
verb
1. separate or cause to separate abruptly
- tear the paper
Similar word(s): bust, rupture, snap
Definition categories: contact, disunite, divide, part, separate
2. to separate or be separated by force
Definition categories: contact, disunite, divide, part, separate
3. move quickly and violently
Similar word(s): buck, charge, shoot
Definition categories: motion, hasten, hie, hotfoot, race, rush, speed
4. strip of feathers
Similar word(s): deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull
Definition categories: contact, strip
5. fill with tears or shed tears
- Her eyes were tearing
Definition categories: body, cry, weep
Sentences with tear as a verb:
- His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out.
- Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
- He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
- The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright.
- Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.