| VERB | contact | tear, rupture, snap, bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | tear | to separate or be separated by force | |
| motion | tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck | move quickly and violently | |
| contact | tear, pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume | strip of feathers | |
| body | tear | fill with tears or shed tears | |
| NOUN | body | tear, teardrop | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands |
| object | tear, rip, rent, snag, split | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | |
| act | tear, bust, binge, bout | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | |
| act | tear | the act of tearing / tearing |
| Sounds | teh'r; tih'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... | ||
| Meaning | A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his story brought tears to her eyes" | |
| Synonym | teardrop | |
| Part of | lacrimal secretion, lachrymal secretion | saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands |
| Broader | drop, drib, driblet | A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid / liquid) |
| Substances | water, H2O | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid / liquid |
| Spanish | lágrima | |
| Catalan | llàgrima | |
| Adjectives | lacrimal, lachrymal | of or relating to tears |
| lacrimatory, lachrymatory | relating to or prompting tears | |
| Verbs | tear | fill with tears or shed tears |
| Meaning | An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rip, rent, snag, split | |
| Broader | opening, gap | An open or empty space in or between things |
| Spanish | desgarrón, rasgadura, rasgón | |
| Catalan | esquinç, estrip | |
| Verbs | tear | separate or cause to separate abruptly |
| tear | to separate or be separated by force | |
| Meaning | An occasion for excessive eating or drinking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bust, binge, bout | |
| Narrower | piss-up | Vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking |
| Broader | revel, revelry | unrestrained / unrestrained merrymaking |
| Spanish | borrachera, castaña, cuchipanda, curda, francachela, melopea, parranda, tranca, turca | |
| Catalan | borratxera, marrinxa, tabola, trompa | |
| Meaning | The act of tearing / tearing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" | |
| Narrower | laceration | The act of lacerating |
| rent, rip, split | The act of rending or ripping or splitting something | |
| Broader | separation | The act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Spanish | desgarrón, rasgón | |
| Catalan | esquinç, estrip | |
| Verbs | tear | separate or cause to separate abruptly |
| tear | to separate or be separated by force | |
| Meaning | separate or cause to separate abruptly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They tear the sheets | |
| Example | "tear the paper" | |
| Synonyms | rupture, snap, bust | |
| Narrower | lacerate | cut or tear irregularly |
| rend, rip, rive, pull | tear or be torn violently | |
| shred, tear up, rip up | tear into shreds | |
| Broader | separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| See also | tear apart | express a totally negative opinion of |
| tear down | tear down so as to make flat with the ground | |
| tear up | tear into shreds | |
| Spanish | escindir, partir, quebrarse, rasgarse, rasgar | |
| Catalan | escindir, esquinçar-se, esquinçar, estripar-se, estripar, partir, trencar-se | |
| Nouns | tear | the act of tearing / tearing |
| tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | |
| Meaning | To separate or be separated by force. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Narrower | cleave, split, rive | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
| Broader | separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| Nouns | tear | the act of tearing / tearing |
| tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | |
| Meaning | Move quickly and violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | shoot, shoot down, charge, buck | |
| Narrower | rip | Move precipitously or violently |
| Broader | rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | Move fast |
| Similar to | dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot | Run or move very quickly or hastily |
| Spanish | arrancar, arremeter, cargar, despedir, disparar, sacudirse | |
| Meaning | Strip of feathers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume | |
| Broader | strip | Remove the surface from |
| Spanish | desplumar, pelar | |
| Catalan | pelar, plomar | |
| Meaning | Fill with tears or shed tears. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Her eyes were tearing" | |
| Broader | cry, weep | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain |
| Spanish | llenarse de lágrimas | |
| Catalan | plorar | |
| Nouns | tear | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands |
| tearing | shedding tears | |
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