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tear in English
- tear⇄adj. tearable.
- tear⇄adj. tearlike.
- tear⇄adv. tearably.
- tear⇄expr. be torn between, to find it very hard to choose between (two opposite desires).
Ex. Agnes, torn between her interest in what was going on and her desire to get back to her mother, had at last hurriedly accepted this Mrs. Sherwood's offer (Mrs - tear⇄expr. dissolve in tears, to shed many tears.
Ex. On hearing the news, she dissolved in tears. - tear⇄expr. in tears, shedding tears or crying.
Ex. The baby is in tears because he is hungry. The people ... are all in tears and mourning (John Daus). - tear⇄expr. tear down,
a. to pull down; raze; destroy.
Ex. The city tore down a whole block of apartment houses.
b. (Figurative.) to bring about the wreck of; discredit; ruin.
Ex. She tried to tear down his reputation. - tear⇄expr. tear into,
a. to set upon with great or destructive energy; attack violently.
Ex. Last summer's hurricanes killed 200 people ... as they tore into the coasts and back country (New York Times).
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. A legion - tear⇄expr. tear it, (Especially British Slang.) to spoil one's chances; wreck one's hopes, plans, etc..
Ex. ""Good Lord, that's torn it,"" she panted. ""I am ruined forever"" (Blackwood's Magazine). - tear⇄expr. tear off, (Informal.) to do or make quickly; toss off.
Ex. The reporter tore off a cable to the newspaper reporting the end of the strike. - tear⇄expr. tear oneself away (or from), to leave with great reluctance; go very unwillingly.
Ex. He could not tear himself from that spot. They will watch the football [game] if they can bear to tear themselves away from delights elsewhere (Manchester G - tear⇄expr. tear up,
a. to tear into ragged pieces; rip.
Ex. ... engaged in tearing up old newspapers (Thomas Hughes).
b. (Figurative.) to cancel by tearing; destroy.
Ex. to tear up a contract. - tear⇄noun 1. a drop of salty water coming from the eye. Tears are secreted by the lacrimal glands to moisten the membrane covering the front of the eyeball and the lining of the eyelid.
2. something like or suggesting a tear, especially a pendant glass - tear⇄noun 1. a torn place, especially in cloth; rent; hole.
Ex. She has a tear in her dress.
2. the act of tearing.
3. the process of being torn.
4. (Informal, Figurative.) a hurry; rush.
5. (Slang, Figurative.) a spree.tear⇄tear (1), noun, verb.tear⇄tear (2), verb, tore,torn,tearing,noun.tear⇄v.i. to shed tears; fill up with tears.
Ex. The smoke made his eyes tear.tear⇄v.i. 1. to be pulled apart; become torn.
Ex. Lace tears easily.
2. to make jerking snatches; claw.
Ex. They ... kept tearin' at each other like a pack o' wolves (W. E. Burton).
3. (Figurative.) to pull by force.
Ex. What,tear⇄v.t. 1. to pull apart by force; claw to pieces; rend; sunder.
Ex. to tear a box open. Don't tear up paper, but put it in the wastebasket. He tore the page in half.
2. to make (a hole) by pulling apart.
Ex. She tore a hole in her dress.