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'tear' - used as a noun
Synonyms for 'tear'
1. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
3. the act of tearing
he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear
4. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

'tear' - used as a verb
5. separate or cause to separate abruptly
tear the paper
6. to separate or be separated by force
7. move quickly and violently
The car tore down the street
8. strip of feathers
9. fill with tears or shed tears

derived forms
1. Tear / Plural
tears
2. Tear / Past
tore
3. Tear / Third Person
tears
4. Tear / Present Participle
tearing
5. Tear / Past Participle
torn
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