tear

  • 31tear — I [[t]tɪər[/t]] n. 1) phl a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid 2) phl a drop of this fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp …

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  • 32tear — {{11}}tear (n.1) water from the eye, O.E. tear, from earlier teahor, tæhher, from P.Gmc. *takh , *tagr (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. tar, O.H.G. zahar, Ger. Zähre, Goth. tagr tear ), from PIE *dakru /*draku (Cf. L …

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  • 33tear — 1. v. & n. v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to pieces with some force (tear it in half; tore up the letter). 2 tr. a make a hole or rent in by tearing (have torn my coat). b make (a hole or rent). 3 tr.… …

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  • 34tear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar tear, Greek dakry Date: before 12th century 1. a. a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids …

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  • 35tear*/*/ — [teə] (past tense tore [tɔː] ; past participle torn [tɔːn] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to pull something so that it separates into pieces or gets a hole in it, or to become damaged in this way Syn: rip He d torn his raincoat.[/ex] It s very thin material… …

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  • 36tear — A discontinuity in substance of a structure. Cf.:laceration. bucket handle t. a t. and separation in the central part of a semilunar cartilage with the ends intact that produces a resemblance to the handle of a bucket. Mallory Weiss t. SYN:… …

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  • 37tear — tear1 [tɛ:] verb (past tore; past participle torn) 1》 pull or rip apart or to pieces.     ↘make a hole or split in.     ↘damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it.     ↘(tear something down) demolish something. 2》 (tear something apart)… …

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  • 38tear up — verb tear into shreds • Syn: ↑shred, ↑rip up • Derivationally related forms: ↑shredder (for: ↑shred), ↑shred (for: ↑shred) …

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  • 39Tear — Robert Tear (* 8. März 1939 in Barry, Wales) ist ein britischer Opern und Oratoriensänger (lyrischer Tenor). Er gilt neben Peter Pears und Philip Langridge als einer der besten britischen Tenöre unserer Zeit. Er studierte Gesang in Cambridge, wo… …

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  • 40Tear It Up — Queen – The Works Veröffentlichung 27. Februar 1984 Label EMI/Parlophone/Capitol, Hollywood Records (USA) Format(e) LP, Cassette; CD Genre(s) …

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