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   Tear

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   verb

   • 1. pull or rip (something) apart or to pieces with force: "I tore up the letter" Similar rip uprip in twopull apartpull to piecesshred
   • ▪ remove by pulling or ripping forcefully: "he tore up the floorboards" Similar snatchgrabseizeripwrenchwrestpullpluckinformal:yank
   • ▪ make a hole or split in (something) by pulling it or piercing it with a sharp implement: "she was always tearing her clothes" Similar ripsnagladderlaceratecut (open)cut to piecescut to ribbonsgashslashscratchclawmanglemutilatehackpiercestabinjurewound
   • ▪ make (a hole or split) in something by force: "the blast tore a hole in the wall"
   • ▪ come apart; rip: "the material wouldn't tear"
   • ▪ damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it: "he tore a ligament playing squash"
   • 2. move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner: informal "she tore along the footpath on her bike" Similar sprintracerundartrushdashhastenhurryscurryscuttlescamperhareboltboundflygallopcareerchargepoundshoothurtlespeedstreakflashwhizzoomsweepgo like lightninggo hell for leathergo like the windinformal:peltscoothotfoot itbeltzipwhipgo like a bat out of hellstep on itget a move onget crackingput on some speedstir one's stumpsgo like the clappersbombbucketleg itwheechboogiehightail itbarrelget the lead outinformal, dated:cut alongarchaic:posthieOpposite strollamble
   • 3. be in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties: "he was torn between his duty and his better instincts" Similar tormenttorturerackharrowwringlacerateliterary:rend

   noun

   • 1. a hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully: "there was a tear in her dress"
   • 2. a brief spell of erratic or unrestrained behavior; a binge or spree: informal US "one of my drinking buddies came for the weekend and we went on a tear"
   • ▪ a spell of great success or excellence in performance: "he went on a tear, winning three out of every four hands"

   Word Origin Old Englishteran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tearable adjective
   • 2. tearer noun

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   What does tearing up mean?

   • See: tear (“to rip, shred”) . tear up (third-person singular simple present tears up, present participle tearing up, simple past tore up, past participle torn up) ( transitive) To tear into pieces. The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%.

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   What is a tear 2 noun?

   • Definition of tear 2 noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a drop of liquid that comes out of your eye when you cry A tear rolled down his face. She left the room in tears (= crying). He suddenly burst into tears (= began to cry). As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with tears.

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   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Human tear1 /tɪə $ tɪr/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 [ countable usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying The children were all in tears. She came home in floods of tears. I could see that Sam was close to tears.

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   to pull paper, cloth, etc into pieces, or to make a hole in it by accident: The nail had torn a hole in my skirt. Fewer examples. The animal uses its claws to kill the prey and tear it apart. Begin by tearing the paper into thin strips. I accidently tore the page as I was turning it.

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   Definitions of 'tear' crying. 1. Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying. [...] 2. You can use tears in expressions such as in tears, burst into tears, and close to tears to indicate that someone is crying or is almost crying. [...] More. damaging or moving. 1.

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   something resembling or suggesting a tear, as a drop of a liquid or a tearlike mass of a solid substance, especially having a spherical or globular shape at one end and tapering to a point at the other: little tears of morning dew.

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   to pull paper, cloth, etc. into pieces, or to make a hole in it by accident: The nail tore a hole in my skirt. be torn between something and something. to be unable to decide between two choices: I’m torn between the apple pie and the chocolate cookie.

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   to destroy or defeat someone or something completely or criticize them or it severely We tore the other team apart in the second half. The critics tore his last movie to shreds. tear at your heart, tear your heart out (formal)