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To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.transitive
- He tore his coat on the nail.
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To injure as if by pulling apart.transitive
- He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.
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To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.transitive
- He was torn by conflicting emotions.
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To make (an opening) with force or energy.transitive
- A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
- His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out.
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To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.oftentransitive
- Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
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To demolish.transitivewith-down
- The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
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To become torn, especially accidentally.intransitive
- My dress has torn.
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To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.intransitive
- He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
- The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright.
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To smash or enter something with great force.intransitive
- The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.
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To be interrupted midway through.intransitive
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A hole or break caused by tearing.
- A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
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A rampage.slang
- to go on a tear
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A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
- Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
- Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
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Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
- Let Araby extol her happy coast, / Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears.
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A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
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That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
- Without meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well [...]
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To produce tears.intransitive
- Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.