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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?

   • 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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   How do you describe a tear in a sentence?

   • tears of joy/laughter/rage. I tore the picture out of a magazine. Newspapers tear easily. He tore along the road. There’s a tear in my dress. (Traduction de tear depuis le Dictionnaire PASSWORD anglais-français © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) We must stop tearing down our hedges, filling up our ponds and concreting over our waterways.

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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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   to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear wrappings from a package; to tear a book from someone's hands. to distress greatly: anguish that tears the heart. to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war.

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   Apr 9, 2023 · Tear definition: a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. See examples of TEAR used in a sentence.

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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)