Definition of tear

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Tear (v. t.) To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair..

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Teary :: Teary (a.) Wet with tears; tearful.
Tearpit :: Tearpit (n.) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.
Shredding :: Shredding (n.) The act of cutting or tearing into shreds.
Arace :: Arace (v. t.) To tear up by the roots; to draw away.
Repentant :: Repentant (a.) Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes..
Tear-falling :: Tear-falling (a.) Shedding tears; tender.
Lacerate :: Lacerate (v. t.) To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart..
Hackle :: Hackle (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
Grampus :: Grampus (n.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii..
Larmier :: Larmier (n.) See Tearpit.
Rip :: Rip (n.) A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration..
Lancination :: Lancination (n.) A tearing; laceration.
Scratchback :: Scratchback (n.) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons..
Bescratch :: Bescratch (v. t.) To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
Water-standing :: Water-standing (a.) Tear-filled.
Seborrhea :: Seborrhea (n.) A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the skin; stearrhea.
Delaceration :: Delaceration (n.) A tearing in pieces.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
Brine :: Brine (n.) Tears; -- so called from their saltness.
Weeper :: Weeper (n.) One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears..
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