tear: signification et définitions

To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.

To make (an opening) by ripping: tore a hole in my stocking.

To lacerate (the skin, for example).

To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the wrappings off the present.

To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.

To become torn.

To move with heedless speed; rush headlong.

The act of tearing.

The result of tearing; a rip or rent.

A great rush; a hurry.

Slang A carousal; a spree.

tear around Informal To move about in excited, often angry haste.

tear around Informal To lead a wild life.

tear at To pull at or attack violently: The dog tore at the meat.

tear at To distress greatly: Their plight tore at his heart.

tear away To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly.

tear down To demolish: tear down old tenements.

tear down To take apart; disassemble: tear down an engine.

tear down To vilify or denigrate.

tear into To attack with great vigor or violence: tore into the food; tore into his opponent.

tear off Informal To produce hurriedly and casually: tearing off article after news article.

tear up To tear to pieces.

tear up To make an opening in: tore up the sidewalk to add a drain.

tear (one's) hair To be greatly upset or distressed.

A drop of the clear salty liquid that is secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye to lubricate the surface between the eyeball and eyelid and to wash away irritants.