I
/tiy(r)/ n.
drop of the fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland
1) to shed a ~
2) to weep (bitter) ~s
3) bitter ~s
4) ~s flowed, rolled, streamed down their cheeks
5) ~s welled up in my eyes
6) ( misc. ) crocodile ('false') ~s; to be in ~s over smt.; to break into ~s; eyes fill with ~s; bored to ~s
II
/tey(r)/ n.
rip
1) to make a ~
2) to mend a ~
III
v.
1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ at (to ~ at the bandages)
2) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ from, out of (she tore several pages out of the book)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ into ('to attack verbally') (he tore into his opponent)
4) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ into, to (she tore the paper into/to pieces; to ~ an argument to shreds)
5) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ off (she tore a button off the coat)