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tear ¹  (târ)

v. tore (tôr, tr), torn (tôrn, trn), tear·ing, tears

v.tr.

1. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.

2. To make (an opening) by ripping: tore a hole in my stocking.

3. To lacerate (the skin, for example).

4. To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the wrappings off the present.

5. To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.

v.intr.

1. To become torn.

2. To move with heedless speed; rush headlong.

n.

1. The act of tearing.

2. The result of tearing; a rip or rent.

3. A great rush; a hurry.

4. Slang A carousal; a spree.

Phrasal Verbs:

tear around Informal

1. To move about in excited, often angry haste.

2. To lead a wild life.

tear at

1. To pull at or attack violently: The dog tore at the meat.

2. To distress greatly: Their plight tore at his heart.

tear away

To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly.

tear down

1. To demolish: tear down old tenements.

2. To take apart; disassemble: tear down an engine.

3. To vilify or denigrate.

tear into

To attack with great vigor or violence: tore into the food; tore into his opponent.

tear off Informal

To produce hurriedly and casually: tearing off article after news article.

tear up

1. To tear to pieces.

2. To make an opening in: tore up the sidewalk to add a drain.

Idiom:

tear (one's) hair

To be greatly upset or distressed.

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[Middle English teren, from Old English teran; see der- in Indo-European roots.]

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tearer n.

Synonyms: tear¹, rip¹, rend, split, cleave¹
These verbs mean to separate or pull apart by force. Tear involves pulling something apart or into pieces: "She tore the letter in shreds" Edith Wharton.
Rip implies rough or forcible tearing: Carpenters ripped up the old floorboards.
Rend usually refers to violent tearing or wrenching apart: "Come as the winds come, when/Forests are rended" Sir Walter Scott.
To split is to cut or break something into parts or layers, especially along its entire length or along a natural line of division: "They [wood stumps] warmed me twiceonce while I was splitting them, and again when they were on the fire" Henry David Thoreau.
Cleave most often refers to splitting with or as if with a sharp instrument: The butcher cleft the side of beef into smaller portions.

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tear ¹

Noun

1. Also called: (teardrop) a drop of salty fluid appearing in and falling from the eye Related adjective lacrimal, lachrymal or lacrymal

2. in tears weeping [Old English tēar]

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tear ²

Verb

[tearing, tore, torn]

1. to rip a hole in (something): I tore my jumper on a nail

2. to pull apart or to pieces: eagles have powerful beaks for tearing flesh

3. to hurry or rush

4. to remove or take by force: the sacred things torn from the temples of Inca worshippers

5. tear at someone's heartstrings to cause someone distress or anguish

6. to injure (a muscle or ligament) by moving or twisting it violently

Noun

a hole or split

See also tear away, tear down, tear into [Old English teran]

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tear  (tîr)

A drop of the clear salty liquid secreted by glands (lacrimal glands) in the eyes. Tears wet the membrane covering the eye and help rid the eye of irritating substances.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tear - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" teardrop lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion - saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball drib, driblet, drop - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
	2.	tear - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" rent, rip, snag, split opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
	3.	tear - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" binge, bout, bust revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
	4.	tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting laceration - the act of lacerating rent, rip, split - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Verb	1.	tear - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" rupture, snap, bust disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" lacerate - cut or tear irregularly rend, rip, rive, pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" rip up, shred, tear up - tear into shreds tear apart, trash, pan - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" pull down, rase, raze, dismantle, tear down, level, take down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" rip up, shred, tear up - tear into shreds
	2.	tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
	3.	tear - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" shoot down, buck, charge, shoot hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
	4.	tear - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood"
	5.	tear - fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing" weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

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tear

verb 1. rip, split, rend, shred, rupture, sunder

verb 2. run, rip, ladder, snag

verb 3. scratch, cut (open), gash, lacerate, injure, mangle, cut to pieces, cut to ribbons, mangulate Austral. (slang)

verb 4. pull apart, claw, lacerate, sever, mutilate, mangle, mangulate Austral. (slang)

verb 5. rush, run, charge, race, shoot, fly, career, speed, belt (slang) dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, zoom, burn rubber (informal)

verb 6. (often with away or from) pull, seize, rip, grab, snatch, pluck, yank, wrench, wrest

noun 7. hole, split, rip, run, rent, snag, rupture

Translations

tear [tɛəʳ] [pt tore, pp torn] n → rasgón m; desgarrón m [tɪəʳ] → lágrima

vb [tɛəʳ]

vt → romper, rasgar

vi → rasgarse;

in tears → llorando;

to burst into tears → deshacerse en lágrimas;

to tear to pieces or to bits or to shreds (also fig) → hacer pedazos, destrozar

tear along vi (= rush) → precipitarse

tear apart vt (also fig) → hacer pedazos

tear away vt to tear o.s. away (from sth) → alejarse (de algo)

tear out vt [+ sheet of paper, cheque] → arrancar

tear up vt [+ sheet of paper etc] → romper

tear¹ [ˈtɪəʳ] n → larme f;

in tears → en larmes;

to burst into tears → fondre en larmes

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tear² [tɛəʳ] [tore , pt , torn , pp ] [tɔːʳ, tɔːn] n → déchirure f

vt → déchirer

vi → se déchirer;

to tear to pieces or to bits or to shreds → mettre en pièces (fig); démolir

tear along vi (= rush) → aller à toute vitesse

tear apart vt (also fig) → déchirer

tear away vt to tear o.s. away (from sth) (fig) → s'arracher (de qch)

tear down² vt [+ building, statue] → démolir [+ poster, flag]; arracher

tear off² vt [+ sheet of paper etc] → arracher [+ one's clothes]; enlever à toute vitesse

tear out vt [+ sheet of paper, cheque] → arracher

tear up vt [+ sheet of paper etc] → déchirer, mettre en morceaux or pièces

tear¹ [tɛəʳ] [tore , pt , torn , pp ] n (hole) → Riss m

vt (= rip) → zerreißen

vi (= become torn) → reißen;

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds (lit, fig) → etw in Stücke reißen;

to tear sb to pieces → jdn fertigmachen

tear along tear¹ vi (= rush) [driver, car] → entlangrasen

tear apart tear¹ vt [+ book, clothes, people] → auseinanderreißen (= upset) [+ person] → hin- und herreißen

tear away tear¹ vt to tear o.s. away (from sth) (fig) → sich (von etw) losreißen

tear out tear¹ vt [+ sheet of paper etc] → herausreißen

tear up tear¹ vt [+ sheet of paper etc] → zerreißen

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tear² [tɪəʳ] n (in eye) → Träne f;

in tears → in Tränen;

to burst into tears → in Tränen ausbrechen

tear n [tɛəʳ] → strappo [tɪəʳ] → lacrima

vb [tɛəʳ] [pt tore, pp torn] [tɔːʳ, tɔːn]

vt → strappare

vi → strapparsi;

in tears → in lacrime;

to burst into tears → scoppiare in lacrime;

to tear to pieces or to bits or to shreds (also fig) → fare a pezzi or a brandelli

tear along vi (= rush) → correre all'impazzata

tear apart vt (also fig) → distruggere

tear away vt to tear o.s. away (from sth) (fig) → staccarsi (da qc)

tear out vt [+ sheet of paper, cheque] → staccare

tear up vt [+ sheet of paper etc] → strappare

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tear¹

n tear [tiə]

a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it tears of joy/laughter/rage.traanدَمْعَهсълзаslzatåredie Träneδάκρυlágrimapisarاشکkyynellarmeדִמעָהअश्रुsuzakönny(csepp)air matatárlacrima涙눈물ašaraasaramengoyakkantraantårełzalágrimalacrimăслезаslzasolzasuzatårน้ำตาgöz yaşı眼淚сльозаآنسوnước mắt眼泪

adj ˈtearful

1 inclined to cry or weep; with much crying or weeping She was very tearful; a tearful farewell.huilend, betraanباكٍ، دامِعплачливplačtivý, uplakanýtårevædettränenreich;weinerlichκλαψιάρης, ευσυγκίνητος, δακρύβρεχτοςllorosonutuneهمراه با گریه و زاریitkuinenpleureur, larmoyantדוֹמֵעअश्रु पूर्णsuzan, žalostankönnyezőmenyedihkantárvotur; grátklökkurin lacrime涙もろい곧잘 우는; 눈물을 자아내는verksmingasraudulīgs; asarainshendak menangishuileriggråtkvalt, tåredryppendepłaczliwy, pełen łezchorosoplângăcios; îndu­io­şătorслезливыйplačlivý, uplakanýsolzenplačljivgråtmild, tårfylldอยากร้องไห้göz yaşı dolu流淚的готовий розплакатисяنمناکphát khóc流泪的

2 covered with tears tearful faces.huilend, betraanمُغَطّى بالدُّموعразплаканuslzenýtårevædetweinendδακρυσμένος, κλαμένοςcubierto de lágrimaspisaraneگریانkyyneleinenplein/couvert de larmesדוֹמֵעअश्रुपूर्णzaplakankönnyesberlinang air matatárvoturpiangente, in lacrime涙ぐんだ눈물젖은paplūdęs ašaromis, ašarotasasaru pārplūdis; asarainsdibasahi air matabetraandtårevåtzapłakanycheio de lágrimasscăldat în lacrimiзаплаканныйuslzenýves v solzahsuzantårdränktซึ่งรู้สึกจะร้องไห้yaşlı眼淚汪汪的повний слізاشک بار، پر اشکđẫm lệ眼泪汪汪的

adv ˈtearfully

betraanبِعيون دامِعَهплачливоplačtivětårevædettränenreichμε δάκρυαcon lágrimas en los ojos, llorandonutuseltبا حالت گریانitkuisestien pleurantבִּדמָעוֹתअश्रुपूर्णता सेsuzno, plačnokönnyesendengan sedihgráti næst; grátandi(piangendo)涙ぐんで눈물을 흘리며verksmingaiasaraini; ar asarām acīskeadaan sso yg hendak menangishuileriggråtkvalt, gråtendepłaczliwiechorosamenteplângând, care plângeслезливоplačlivojokajočeplačljivogråtmilt, tårfylltอยากร้องไห้ağlayarak悲傷地слізноنمناک ہو کرđang khóc悲伤地

n ˈtearfulness

traanvolبُكاء، إمتلاء العُيون بالدَّمعплачливостplačtivosttårevædetheddie Tränen(pl.)συγκίνησηcualidad de llorosonutususگریان بودنitkuisuuslarmoiementבֶּכִיअश्रुपूर्णताplačljivostkönnyességkesedihantáraflóð; tárarennslipiagnucolio涙ぐむこと눈물을 흘림verksmingumasasarainums; raudulīgumshuilerigheidtåreflom, gråtpłaczliwośćcarácter lacrimosoplâns(et)слезливостьplačlivosťsolzavostplačljivostgråtmildhet, tårfylldhetการมีน้ำตานองหน้าağlamaklı olma淚汪汪сльозливістьاشک باريsự đáng khóc泪汪汪

tear gas

a kind of gas causing blinding tears, used against eg rioters. traangasغاز مُسيل للدُّموعсълзотворен газslzný plyntåregasdas Tränengasδακρυγόνοgas lacrimógenopisargaasگاز اشک آورkyynelkaasugaz lacrymogèneגַז מַדמִיעअश्रु गैसplin suzavackönnygázgas air matatáragasgas lacrimogeno催涙ガス최루 가스ašarinės dujosasaru gāzegas pemedih matatraangaståregassgaz łzawiącygás lacrimogéneogaz lacrimogenслезоточивый газslzný plynsolzivecsuzavactårgasก๊าซน้ำตาgöz yaşartıcı gaz催淚毒氣сльозоточивий газآنسو گيسhơi cay催泪毒气

adj ˈtear-stained

marked with tears a tear-stained face.traangevlekمُبَقَّع بالدُّموعнасълзенuslzenýforgrædtverweintκλαμένοςmojado/empapado de lágrimasäranutetudپوشیده از قطره های اشکitkettynytbarbouillé de larmesעִקבוֹת שֶׁל דְמָעוֹתअश्रुपूर्णpokapan suzamakönnyfoltosberbekas air matatárbólginn(rigato di lacrime)涙にぬれた눈물로 얼룩진ašarotas, užverktasasarām aptraipīts; saraudātsmempunyai kesan air matabetraandtårevåt, forgråttmokry od łezmolhado de lágrimasscăldat în lacrimiзаплаканныйuslzenýobjokanumazan suzamatårdränktซึ่งเปรอะเปื้อนน้ำตาgöz yaşı lekeli淚水沾濕的заплаканийآنسو لگا ہواđầy nước mắt泪水沾湿的

in tears

crying or weeping She was in tears over the broken doll.in traneمُبَلَّل بالدُّموعразплаканv slzáchopløst i grådin Tränenμε δάκρυα στα μάτιαllorandopisaraisگریانitkeäen larmes/pleursבּוֹכֶהरोते-चिल्लाते हुएplačući, zaplakansírmenangisgrátandiin lacrime泣いて눈물을 흘리며apsipylęs ašaromisasarāsmenangisin traneni tårerwe łzachdebulhado em lagrimasîn lacrimiв слезахv slzáchv solzahu suzamai tårar, gråtandeร้องไห้ağlamakta, gözleri yaşlı含著淚，流著淚в сльозахاشک بارđang khóc含着泪，流着泪