tear
撕裂,泪水,眼泪,撕扯
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Definitions
- 1
- : 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.
- : this fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, especially grief: to shed tears.
- : 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.
- : Glassmaking. a decorative air bubble enclosed in a glass vessel; air bell.
- : tears, grief; sorrow.
- 1
- : to fill up and overflow with tears, as the eyes: My eyes were tearing in the wind. He teared up when he heard the news.
Phrases
- tear apart
- tear around
- tear at
- tear away
- tear down
- tear into
- tear it
- tear off
- tear one's hair
- rip (tear) into
- wear and tear
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The recent tech stock tear has increased the wealth of Bezos, the richest man in the world, to $205 billion, making him the first person in history to be worth more than $200 billion.
The anti-fray design means you won’t have to deal with all the wear and tear that comes with regular use.
Laugh at “Like Crazy” and don’t be surprised if there’s a tear or two.
Then with my wife almost in tears, he threatened her with jail if she refused to sign.
Tech shares have been on a tear this year as the Covid-19 pandemic drove more people online, lifting the fortunes of the companies’ founders and putting the industry under increased scrutiny.
Sam watches her fall apart, tear herself apart and is desperate.
And then he went on a tear in early 2013, creating one provocation after another, seemingly every day for more than two months.
As Kate was driven away, she appeared to wipe a tear from her eye.
Many of those gathering in the run-up to the grand jury decision wore hockey and tear gas masks to conceal their identity.
In other news, black and white pin-up shots are now officially less valuable than life-size Tiger Beat tear outs.
Louis turned at the exclamation, and looked on the faithful servant; but no tear was in his eye, no sound on his lip.