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Tear
01
a drop of salty liquid produced by the eyes
02
a short period of excessive eating or drinking
03
a hole or rip caused by pulling something apart
04
the action of ripping or pulling something apart
to tear
01
to forcibly pull something apart into pieces
Transitive: to tear sth
Examples
In frustration, he started to tear the paper into small pieces.
02
to produce drops of salty liquid from the eyes
Dialect
American
AmericanIntransitive
Examples
The young girl could n't help but tear when she heard the sad news of her pet's passing.
03
to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much
Transitive: to tear a muscle
Examples
He tore his hamstring while sprinting in the race.
04
to split or separate into pieces
Intransitive
Examples
The fabric began to tear along the seam as she tugged on it.
05
to move swiftly and energetically
Intransitive: to tear somewhere
Examples
He tore through the streets on his motorcycle.
Lexical Tree
tearful
tearless
teary
tear
