tear

noun

Meaning

A hole or break caused by tearing.
A rampage.
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
To injure as if by pulling apart.
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
(often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
(of structures, with down) To demolish
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
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.
To produce tears.

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