tear

Phonetic

US /ter/UK /teə(r)/

Translations

VERBTo rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate., To injure as if by pulling apart., To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional., To make (an opening) with force or energy., To remove by tearing., To demolish., To become torn, especially accidentally., To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence., To smash or enter something with great force., To produce tears.

NOUNA hole or break caused by tearing., A rampage., A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation., Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins., A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass., That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.

Variants

tears: Third Person Singular, Plural
tearing: Present Participle
tore: Past Tense
torn: Past Participle
teared: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

In the 1960s state prosecutors charged a federal marshal for deploying tear gas during a riot spurred by the enrolment of a black man at the University of Mississippi.
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and tear gas into their headquarters
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The election itself, on Saturday, was mostly peaceful, but on Sunday opposition officials accused the country’s security forces of shooting ammunition and tear gas into their headquarters
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meniscus tear
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No matter how many times I edited, rephrased, or re-prompted my appeals for refinement, the result always came up short; it still lacked that defining soul-touch — that distinctive voice that engages people, keeps them reading, makes them want to scroll down some more, laugh openly, tear up profusely, and actually identify with the content provided.
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