TEAR


Meaning of TEAR in English

I. verb

1.

to separate (one part of a substance or object from another) forcibly

tore a chunk from the loaf on the table

Synonyms: cleave, rend, rip, rive, split

Related Word: cut, gash, incise, slash, slit; devil, pull (apart), rift, sever, sunder; ribbon, shred; break, crack, rupture; damage, impair, injure

2.

Synonyms: extract 1, evulse, pull, yank

3.

Synonyms: rush 1, boil, bolt, charge, chase, dash, fling, lash, race, shoot

4.

Synonyms: course , career, chase, race, rush, speed

II. noun

Synonyms: binge 1, bat, bender, booze, bust, carousal, carouse, drunk, spree, wassail

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.