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torn |
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 torn tornado tornado cellar tornado lantern tornillo 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 torn The adj torn has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn -- (having edges that are jagged from injury) 2. (2) torn -- (disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions") 3. (2) blasted, rent, ripped, torn -- (shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind or lightning or explosive; "an old blasted apple tree"; "a tree rent by lightning"; "cities torn by bombs"; "earthquake-torn streets") Antonyms of adj torn 3 senses of torn Sense 1 lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn INDIRECT (VIA injured) -> uninjured Sense 2 torn INDIRECT (VIA divided) -> united Sense 3 blasted, rent, ripped, torn INDIRECT (VIA damaged) -> undamaged Similarity of adj torn 3 senses of torn Sense 1 lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn => injured (vs. uninjured) Sense 2 torn => divided (vs. united) Sense 3 blasted, rent, ripped, torn => damaged (vs. undamaged) Attributes of adj torn Familiarity of adj torn torn used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj torn torn war-torn 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 torn The adj torn has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn -- (having edges that are jagged from injury) 2. (2) torn -- (disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions") 3. (2) blasted, rent, ripped, torn -- (shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind or lightning or explosive; "an old blasted apple tree"; "a tree rent by lightning"; "cities torn by bombs"; "earthquake-torn streets")
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