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    [Verb]  | "tear" | \ ˈter \


    1: to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend

    2: to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate

    3: to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English teren, from Old English teran; akin to Old High German zeran to destroy, Greek derein to skin, Sanskrit dṛṇāti he bursts, tears;

    [Verb]  | "tear" | \ ˈtir \


    1: to fill with tears : shed tears

    Origin: before 12th century ;

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    [Verb]  | "tear away" 


    1: to remove (someone, such as oneself) reluctantly

    Origin: circa 1699 ;

    [Verb]  | "tear down" 


    1: to cause to decompose or disintegrate

    2: vilify, denigrate

    3: to take apart : disassemble

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "tear-gas" | \ ˈtir-ˌgas \


    1: to use tear gas on

    Origin: 1918 ;

    [Noun]  | "tear" | \ ˈter \


    1: damage from being torn; especially : a hole or flaw made by tearing

    2: the act of tearing something

    3: a hurried and violent rush : a tearing pace

    Origin: 1611 ;

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    [Noun]  | "tear" | \ ˈtir \


    1: a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion

    2: a secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face

    3: an act of weeping or grieving

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar tear, Greek dakry;

    [Noun]  | "tear gas" 


    1: a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance that on dispersion in the atmosphere irritates mucous membranes resulting especially in blinding of the eyes with tears and that is used chiefly (as by the police and the military) to disperse large crowds of people

    Origin: 1916 ;

    [Noun]  | "tear" 


    1: a long deep cut;


      * e.g., " ... repaired a tear in the theater curtain just before the start of the show "



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    [Noun]  | "wear and tear" 


    1: the result of long and hard use;


      * e.g., " ... my favorite jeans finally succumbed to wear and tear and had to be replaced "



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    [Verb]  | "tear" 


    1: to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it;


      * e.g., " ... angrily tore the letter to shreds "




    2: to separate or remove by forceful pulling;


      * e.g., " ... tore the book from his hand "



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    3: to proceed or move quickly;


      * e.g., " ... she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring "



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    [Verb]  | "tear (out)" 


    1: to draw out by force or with effort;


      * e.g., " ... you'll never tear that secret out of me "



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    [Verb]  | "tear down" 


    1: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of;


      * e.g., " ... vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach "




    2: to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces;


      * e.g., " ... the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place "



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    [Phrase]  | "tear into" 


    1: to start work on energetically;


      * e.g., " ... She tore into the home renovation project as soon as all the materials had been purchased. "



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    2: to take sudden, violent action against;


      * e.g., " ... We watched the fighters tear into each other during the final round. "



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    [Phrase]  | "tear one's hair" 


    1: to feel deep sadness or mental pain;


      * e.g., " ... He was tearing his hair out when the computer started acting up again. "



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     [ "tear" ]

    1: A verbalized emote used to express displeasure or sadness with something. From the online emote ::tear:: or *tear*, or with a little face ;_; or :*(.

      * e.g.,  ... "Tear! I wanted that color hair dye, but they're all out!" 

     [ "tear" ]

    1: to have sex so hard, the vagina, or anus is noticeably loose.

      * e.g.,  ... (future reference) "i'm so going to tear her ass up tonight" 

     [ "tear" ]

    1: to tear is to leave a place (also splurt, kick, t, etc)

      * e.g.,  ... oi blud im gonna tear/ im tearin 

     [ "tear" ]

    1: To fart in place.

      * e.g.,  ... I gotta tear hardcore dude. Its gonna stink. 

     [ "tear" ]

    2: To expose smelly gas.

     [ "tears" ]

    1: Its hows your body speaks when your mouth can't

      * e.g.,  ... She puts down the phone as tears of pain start streaming own her face. Her love will never come home again. 

     [ "On a tear" ]

    1: On a streak or series, usually a winning streak. Will sometimes be used (semi-sarcastically) to define a losing streak.

      * e.g.,  ... He won four bike races in a row--he's on a tear! 

     [ "On a tear" ]

    2: When used for a positive streak, it's similar to "tear it up."

      * e.g.,  ... The market went up 14% in the least four weeks. The market is on a tear! (aka "The market is tearing it up!") 

     [ "tears" ]

    1: The English equivalent of the 😂 emoji. Often used in conjunction with "lol" by passive-aggressive people.

      * e.g.,  ... "Lol, I stayed up all night finishing an essay, but I just found out the deadline isn't for another week!! Tears." 

     [ "tears" ]

    1: The blood of the soul. When the soul bleeds, you cry.

      * e.g.,  ... I started to cut myself and cried a puddle of tears, playing that sad song in the back of my head. 

     [ "Tears" ]

    1: Water that leaks from your eyes and tastes salty.

      * e.g.,  ... Tears: I once licked my tear off and it tasted salty. 

     [ "Tearful" ]

    1: Tearful is:

      * e.g.,  ... A) Person 1: My boyfriend just broke up with me. 

     [ "Tearful" ]

    2: A) Something that makes you sad

      * e.g.,  ...  Person 2: Oh no! How very tearful! 

     [ "Tearful" ]

    3: or

      * e.g.,  ... B) Person 1: Damn, I wanted to go to the Panic! At The Disco concert, but it was sold out! 

     [ "Tearful" ]

    4: B) A way to describe your feelings when you wanted something and you couldn't have it

      * e.g.,  ...  Person 2: Yeah, I know! It's so very tearful! 

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