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tear |
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 tear tear tear duct tear gas tear gland tear sac tear sheet tearaway teardrop tearfulness tearing tearing down tearoom tears wear and tear wheatear Overview of noun tear The noun tear has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes") 2. (1) rip, rent, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants") 3. bust, tear, binge, bout -- (an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days") 4. tear -- (the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear") 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") Grep of adj tear tearaway tearful tearing tearless teary teary-eyed Overview of noun tear The noun tear has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes") 2. (1) rip, rent, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants") 3. bust, tear, binge, bout -- (an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days") 4. tear -- (the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear") 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")
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