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Tear
01
a small drop of salty liquid that comes out of one's eye when one is crying
02
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
03
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
04
the act of tearing
to tear
01
to forcibly pull something apart into pieces
Transitive: to tear sth
Example
In frustration, he started to tear the paper into small pieces.
The child accidentally tore the page while turning it in the book.
02
to produce drops of salty liquid from the eyes
Intransitive
Example
The young girl could n't help but tear when she heard the sad news of her pet's passing.
The old man could n't help but tear as he reminisced about his late wife.
03
to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much
Transitive: to tear a muscle
Example
He tore his hamstring while sprinting in the race.
She felt a sharp pain in her shoulder after tearing a ligament while lifting weights.
04
to split or separate into pieces
Intransitive
Example
The fabric began to tear along the seam as she tugged on it.
The old book 's pages are starting to tear from years of use.
05
to move swiftly and energetically
Intransitive: to tear somewhere
Example
He tore through the streets on his motorcycle.
The race car tore down the straightaway at breakneck speed.
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