tear /tɛər/
1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
synset: rip, rent, snag, split, tear
3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
synset: bust, tear, binge, bout
4. the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
synset: tear
1. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
synset: tear, rupture, snap, bust
2. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
synset: tear
3. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
synset: tear, shoot, shoot_down, charge, buck
4. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
synset: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
5. fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
synset: tear
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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