tear

US /tɛr/

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UK /teə(r)/

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Drop of salty water from the eye

I see the tear in your eye, why are you sad?

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo move very quickly, often with carelessness

I watched him tear after them in his car as they raced down the street

v.t.Transitive VerbTo remove something forcibly or roughly

I watched the boy tear the sweets from the girl's hands and run away

v.t.Transitive VerbTo damage by pulling, resulting in a rough edge

You will tear your shirt if you take it off too quickly

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged

Did you know you have a tear in the back of your shirt?

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You might have just some normal wear and tear, hair starting to peel away a little bit.
You might have just some normal wear and tear, hair starting to peel away a little bit.

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Instead of starting with police, swat teams go right in to tear Tumor Town down, killing its inhabitants without mercy.
Instead of starting with police, swat teams go right in to tear Tumor Town down, killing its inhabitants without mercy.

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including extreme heat from the sun, rain, vegetation and general wear and tear.
including extreme heat from the sun, rain, vegetation and general wear and tear.

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If someone crashes their car, and you tear the rearview mirror out of the smoldering wreckage, you don't get to keep it. That would be stealing, and also, like... weird behavior.
If someone crashes their car, and you tear the rearview mirror out of the smoldering wreckage, you don't get to keep it. That would be stealing, and also, like... weird behavior.

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They do controversial things, like they tear up
They do controversial things, like they tear up

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I'm never gonna not build No, i'm never gonna tear it down
I'm never gonna not build No, i'm never gonna tear it down
I'm never gonna not build No, i'm never gonna tear it down
I'm never gonna not build No, i'm never gonna tear it down

10:21

And I think they're going to kill me, they're just going to tear me to ribbons.
And I think they're going to kill me, they're just going to tear me to ribbons.