tears
/tiːɹz//tɪəz//tɪɹz/noun
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A hole or break caused by tearing.
Example: A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
A rampage.
Example: to go on a tear
verb
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To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
Example: He tore his coat on the nail.
To injure as if by pulling apart.
Example: He has a torn ligament.
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
Example: He was torn by conflicting emotions.
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
Example: A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
noun
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A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
Example: Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
(glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
verb
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To produce tears.
Example: Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.