Search results for 'tear':

tear¹ v, n

v
1 rip, rend, divide, pull apart, break apart, split, ladder, rupture, sever, shred, scratch, claw, gash, wound, injure, lacerate, slash, mutilate, mangle old use sunder
2 pull, snatch, grab, seize, pluck, wrest colloq. yank
3 tear down the street dash, rush, hurry, speed, race, run, sprint, fly, shoot, dart, bolt, career, gallop, charge colloq. belt, nip, rip, whizz, vroom, zap, zing, zip, zoom, step on it

n
rip, rent, slit, hole, split, run, rupture, scratch, gash, wound, injury, laceration, slash, mutilation

tear²
n

in tears
crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, whimpering, blubbering, sad, sorrowful, upset, distressed, emotional colloq. weepy Related adjective: lachrymal