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Uncommontear
The correct spelling is tear.
How to pronounce tear
noun
Say it like: Tee-r
The correct spelling is tear. A hole or break caused by tearing. For example: "A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam."
Usage Examples
“A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.”
“to go on a tear”
“He tore his coat on the nail.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hole or break caused by tearing.
- 2.A rampage.
- 3.A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
- 4.Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
- 5.(glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
verb
- 1.To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- 2.To injure as if by pulling apart.
- 3.To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
- 4.To make (an opening) with force or energy.
- 5.(often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
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