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Another word for tear

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Verb

  1. To separate or pull apart by force

    See also:

    help

    assemble

  2. To remove from a fixed position

    See also:

    put in

  3. To move swiftly

    Idioms:
    See also:

    move

  4. To fill with tears

    See also:

    dry

Noun

  1. A hole made by tearing

    See also:

    help

  2. A drinking bout

    See also:

    restraint

    drugs

  3. A drop of the clear liquid secreted by the glands of the eyes

    See also:

    dry

  4. A fit of crying.

    See also:

    sounds

Idioms:

    tear down

  1. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible

    2. tear down

  2. To make defamatory statements about

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Another word for tear

Noun
  1. See also:

    drop

  2. Antonyms:
Verb
  1. See also:

    rend

    cut

Synonym Study

  • Rend , a somewhat literary term, implies a tearing with violence the tree was rent by a bolt of lightning
  • Rip suggests a forcible tearing, especially along a seam or in a straight line to rip a hem
  • Tear implies a pulling apart by force, so as to lacerate or leave ragged edges to tear paper wrapping
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Sentence Examples

  • A tear slipped down her cheek.

  • Her voice broke and a tear slid down her face.

  • I already knew you could tear people's heads off.

  • She blinked back a tear, but it escaped and slid down her cheek.

  • "I can't tear myself to pieces," the doctor was saying.

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