tear
1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (Freq. 6)
- his story brought tears to her eyes
• Syn:
teardrop
• Hypernyms:
drop, drib, driblet
• Part Holonyms:
lacrimal secretion, lachrymal secretion
• Substance Meronyms:
water, H2O
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (Freq. 1)
- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
• Syn:
rip, rent, snag, split
• Derivationally related forms:
split (for: split), rip (for: rip)
• Hypernyms:
opening, gap
3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- they went on a bust that lasted three days
• Syn:
bust, binge, bout
• Derivationally related forms:
binge (for: binge)
• Hypernyms:
revel, revelry
• Hyponyms:
piss-up
4. the act of tearing
- he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear
• Hypernyms:
separation
• Hyponyms:
laceration, rent, rip, split
1. separate or cause to separate abruptly (Freq. 19)
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
• Syn:
rupture, snap, bust
• See Also:
tear up, tear apart, tear down
• Derivationally related forms:
snap (for: snap), rupture (for: rupture)
• Hypernyms:
separate, disunite, divide, part
• Hyponyms:
lacerate, rend, rip, rive, pull,
shred, tear up, rip up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They tear the sheets
2. to separate or be separated by force (Freq. 7)
- planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars
• Hypernyms:
separate, disunite, divide, part
• Hyponyms:
cleave, split, rive
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. move quickly and violently (Freq. 2)
- The car tore down the street
- He came charging into my office
• Syn:
shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
• See Also:
shoot up (for: shoot)
• Hypernyms:
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed,
speed, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along,
belt along, step on it
• Hyponyms:
rip
• Verb Group:
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
4. strip of feathers (Freq. 1)
- pull a chicken
- pluck the capon
• Syn:
pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume
• Hypernyms:
strip
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. fill with tears or shed tears
- Her eyes were tearing
• Derivationally related forms:
tearing
• Hypernyms:
cry, weep
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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