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tore |
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 tore bookstore buffer store building supply store candy store chain store chicken cacciatore clothing store computer store convenience store country store department store discount store drugstore flower store general store grocery store haberdashery store hardware store jewelry store liquor store mens store package store powder store push-down store retail store second-hand store shoe store specialty store store tore toreador toreador pant torero Overview of noun tore The noun tore has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. torus, tore -- (commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column) 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 tore in store store Overview of noun tore The noun tore has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. torus, tore -- (commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column) 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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