Definitions
There are 9 meanings of the word
Tear.
Tear - as a noun
A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
Example: "His story brought tears to her eyes"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Example: "There was a rip in his pants"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Example: "They went on a bust that lasted three days"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
The act of tearing
Example: "He took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Tear - as a verb
Fill with tears or shed tears
Example: "Her eyes were tearing"
Separate or cause to separate abruptly
Example: "The rope snapped"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
To separate or be separated by force
Example: "Planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Move quickly and violently
Example: "The car tore down the street"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
- belt along
- bucket along
- cannonball along
- hasten
- hie
- hotfoot
- pelt along
- race
- rush
- rush along
- speed
- step on it
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"She wiped away a tear from her eye."
"The paper had a tear down the middle."
"He had a tear in his shirt."
"She felt a tear streaming down her cheek."
"The surgeon repaired a tear in the patient's knee."
Word Game Points
Is TEAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, tear is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
TEAR has a SCRABBLE points total of 4.
Is TEAR a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, tear is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordTEAR has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 4.
Is TEAR a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, tear is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordTEAR has a WORDFEUD points total of 4.
Word Variations & Relations
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Words
- after
- alert
- alter
- arete
- armet
- aster
- avert
- caret
- carte
- cater
- crate
- earth
- eater
- erato
- extra
- grate
- great
- harte
- hater
- heart
- herat
- irate
- later
- mater
- orate
- pater
- prate
- ratel
- rates
- react
- reata
- stare
- taker
- tamer
- taper
- tater
- taxer
- tears
- teary
- teras
- terra
- tetra
- trace
- trade
- trave
- tread
- treat
- trema
- urate
- water
- antre
- apert
- apter
- arets
- arett
- arret
- artel
- dater
- derat
- earst
- frate
- gater
- oater
- peart
- petar
- ramet
- rated
- rater
- rathe
- reast
- reate
- recta
- resat
- retag
- retax
- retia
- roate
- stear
- strae
- taber
- taler
- tared
- tares
- targe
- tarre
- taser
- taver
- tawer
- terai
- terga
- thrae
- trape
- trefa
- wrate
