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tearing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tear 2 of 6 senses of tear Sense 1 tear, rupture, snap, bust => lacerate => rend, rip, rive, pull => shred, tear up rip up Sense 2 tear => cleave, split, rive Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tear 2 of 6 senses of tear Sense 1 tear, rupture, snap, bust => lacerate => rend, rip, rive, pull => shred, tear up rip up => tease Sense 2 tear => cleave, split, rive => maul Entailment of verb tear Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tear 6 senses of tear Sense 1 tear, rupture, snap, bust => separate, disunite, divide, part Also See-> tear up#1; tear apart#1; tear down#1 Sense 2 tear => separate, disunite, divide, part Sense 3 tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck => rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along Sense 4 pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume => strip Sense 5 rip, tear => travel, go move locomote Sense 6 tear => cry, weep Familiarity of verb tear tear used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tear Sense 1 tear, rupture, snap, bust => separate, disunite, divide, part -------------- Sense 2 tear => separate, disunite, divide, part -------------- Sense 3 tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck => rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along -------------- Sense 4 pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume => strip -------------- Sense 5 rip, tear => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 6 tear => cry, weep -------------- Grep of noun tearing tearing tearing down Overview of noun tearing The noun tearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears) Overview of verb tear The verb tear has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (19) tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper") 2. (7) tear -- (to separate or be separated by force: "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars.") 3. (2) tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office") 4. (1) pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume -- (strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon") 5. rip, tear -- (move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast") 6. tear -- (fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing") Overview of adj tearing The adj tearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy -- (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions") Antonyms of adj tearing 1 sense of tearing Sense 1 fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Similarity of adj tearing 1 sense of tearing Sense 1 fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy => intense (vs. mild) Attributes of adj tearing Familiarity of adj tearing tearing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj tearing tearing Overview of noun tearing The noun tearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears) Overview of verb tear The verb tear has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (19) tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper") 2. (7) tear -- (to separate or be separated by force: "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars.") 3. (2) tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office") 4. (1) pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume -- (strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon") 5. rip, tear -- (move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast") 6. tear -- (fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing") Overview of adj tearing The adj tearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy -- (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions")
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