English

Detailed Synonyms for tear in English

tear:

to tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)

  1. to tear
    to tear; to tear out
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
    • tear out verb (tears out, tore out, tearing out)
  2. to tear
    to tear; to weep; to water
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
    • weep verb (weeps, wept, weeping)
    • water verb (waters, watered, watering)
  3. to tear
    emphasise; to underline; to urge on; to tear; to emphasize
    • emphasise verb, British
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • urge on verb (urges on, urged on, urging on)
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
  4. to tear
    to tear; to rend; to rip
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
    • rend verb (rends, rent, rending)
    • rip verb (rips, ripped, ripping)
  5. to tear
    rip open; to tear open; to tear
  6. to tear
    – fill with tears or shed tears 1
    to tear
    – fill with tears or shed tears 1
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
      • Her eyes were tearing1
  7. to tear
    – strip of feathers 1
    to tear; to pull; to pluck; displume; deplumate; deplume
    – strip of feathers 1
  8. to tear
    – to separate or be separated by force 1
    to tear
    – to separate or be separated by force 1
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
      • planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars1
  9. to tear
    – separate or cause to separate abruptly 1
    to tear; bust; to snap; rupture
    – separate or cause to separate abruptly 1
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
      • tear the paper1
    • bust verb
    • snap verb (snaps, snapped, snapping)
      • The rope snapped1
    • rupture verb
  10. to tear
    – move quickly and violently 1
    to charge; to tear; to buck; to shoot; to shoot down
    – move quickly and violently 1
    • charge verb (charges, charged, charging)
      • He came charging into my office1
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
      • The car tore down the street1
    • buck verb (bucks, bucked, bucking)
    • shoot verb (shoots, shot, shooting)
    • shoot down verb (shoots down, shot down, shooting down)

Conjugations for tear:

present
  1. tear
  2. tear
  3. tears
  4. tear
  5. tear
  6. tear
simple past
  1. tore
  2. tore
  3. tore
  4. tore
  5. tore
  6. tore
present perfect
  1. have torn
  2. have torn
  3. has torn
  4. have torn
  5. have torn
  6. have torn
past continuous
  1. was tearing
  2. were tearing
  3. was tearing
  4. were tearing
  5. were tearing
  6. were tearing
future
  1. shall tear
  2. will tear
  3. will tear
  4. shall tear
  5. will tear
  6. will tear
continuous present
  1. am tearing
  2. are tearing
  3. is tearing
  4. are tearing
  5. are tearing
  6. are tearing
subjunctive
  1. be torn
  2. be torn
  3. be torn
  4. be torn
  5. be torn
  6. be torn
diverse
  1. tear!
  2. let's tear!
  3. torn
  4. tearing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

tear [the ~] noun

  1. the tear
    the tear; the rip; the split; the rent
  2. the tear
    the tear; the triangular tear
  3. the tear
    – the act of tearing 1
    the tear
    – the act of tearing 1
    • tear [the ~] noun
      • he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear1
  4. the tear
    – an occasion for excessive eating or drinking 1
    the tear; the bust; the binge; the bout
    – an occasion for excessive eating or drinking 1
    • tear [the ~] noun
    • bust [the ~] noun
      • they went on a bust that lasted three days1
    • binge [the ~] noun
    • bout [the ~] noun
  5. the tear
    – a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands 1
    the tear; the teardrop
    – a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands 1
    • tear [the ~] noun
      • his story brought tears to her eyes1
    • teardrop [the ~] noun
  6. the tear
    – an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart 1
    the tear; the rent; the split; the rip; the snag
    – an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart 1
    • tear [the ~] noun
    • rent [the ~] noun
    • split [the ~] noun
    • rip [the ~] noun
      • there was a rip in his pants1
    • snag [the ~] noun
      • she had snags in her stockings1

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Related Definitions for "tear":

  1. the act of tearing1
    • he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear1
  2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking1
  3. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands1
    • his story brought tears to her eyes1
  4. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart1
  5. fill with tears or shed tears1
    • Her eyes were tearing1
  6. strip of feathers1
  7. to separate or be separated by force1
    • planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars1
  8. separate or cause to separate abruptly1
    • tear the paper1
  9. move quickly and violently1
    • The car tore down the street1

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