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What does tearing mean in slang?
1. a. : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend. b. : to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate. tear the skin. 2. : to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces. a mind torn with doubts. 3. a. : to remove by force : wrench often used with off. tear a cover off a box. b. : to remove as if by wrenching.
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.
TEAR definition: 1. to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off: 2. to move very quickly: 3. a hole in a…. Learn more.
tear noun [C] (OPENING) a hole or opening in something that is made by pulling apart or away from something else: There’s a tear in the lining of my coat. (Definition of tear from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend. b. To cause to be pulled apart unintentionally, as by accident: tore my pants on the barbed wire. c. To lacerate (the skin, for example). 2. To make (an opening) in something by pulling it apart or by accident: I tore a hole in my stocking. 3.
The verb tear often refers to pulling something apart or making a hole — and has a noun form that describes the result of those actions — but it can also describe quick movement. If you tear out of the parking lot, you’re driving very fast.
3 days ago · To tear is to split the fibers of something by pulling apart, usually so as to leave ragged or irregular edges: to tear open a letter. rend implies force or violence in tearing apart or in pieces: to rend one's clothes in grief. rip implies vigorous tearing asunder, esp. along a seam or line: to rip the sleeves out of a coat.
