tear

nouns

a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

"his story brought tears to her eyes"

tear, teardrop

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

"there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

rent, rip, snag, split, tear

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

"they went on a bust that lasted three days"

binge, bout, bust, tear

the act of tearing

"he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

tear

is a type of (narrower)

the act of dividing or disconnecting

separate or cause to separate abruptly

"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

bust, rupture, snap, tear

see also

to separate or be separated by force

"planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

tear

is a type of (narrower)

force, take, or pull apart

"He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

move quickly and violently

"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

strip of feathers

"pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear

fill with tears or shed tears

"Her eyes were tearing"

tear

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"