tear

Noun
  1. A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (synset 105412667)
    "his story brought tears to her eyes"
    is a type of: drib, driblet, drop - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
    is a part of: lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion - saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
    substance holonym: h2o, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
    same as: teardrop
  2. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (synset 109433806)
    "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
    is a type of: gap, opening - an open or empty space in or between things
    same as: rent, rip, snag, split
  3. An occasion for excessive eating or drinking (synset 100511734)
    "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
    is a type of: revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
    subtypes: piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
    same as: binge, bout, bust
  4. The act of tearing (synset 100391894)
    "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
    is a type of: separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting
    subtypes:
Verb
  1. Separate or cause to separate abruptly (synset 201576346)
    "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
    is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
    subtypes:
    same as: bust, rupture, snap
  2. To separate or be separated by force (synset 201559128)
    "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
    is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
    subtypes: cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  3. Move quickly and violently (synset 202059191)
    "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
    is a type of: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it - move hurridly
    subtypes: rip - move precipitously or violently
    same as: buck, charge, shoot, shoot down
    verb group: dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily
  4. Strip of feathers (synset 201386929)
    "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
    is a type of: strip - remove the surface from
    same as: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull
  5. Fill with tears or shed tears (synset 200066748)
    "Her eyes were tearing"
    is a type of: cry, weep - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

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