tear
English Thesaurus
1. the act of tearing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | separation, |
| definition | : | the act of dividing or disconnecting (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | laceration, |
| definition | : | the act of lacerating (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rent, rip, split, |
| definition | : | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something (noun.act) |
2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | revel, revelry, |
| definition | : | unrestrained merrymaking (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | piss-up, |
| definition | : | vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking (noun.act) |
3. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | drib, driblet, drop, |
| definition | : | a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) (noun.quantity) |
| substance holonym | : | h2o, water, |
| definition | : | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent (noun.substance) |
4. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | gap, opening, |
| definition | : | an open or empty space in or between things (noun.object) |
5. fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | cry, weep, |
| definition | : | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain (verb.body) |
6. strip of feathers (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | strip, |
| definition | : | remove the surface from (verb.contact) |
7. to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | cleave, rive, split, |
| definition | : | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (verb.contact) |
8. separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | lacerate, |
| definition | : | cut or tear irregularly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pull, rend, rip, rive, |
| definition | : | tear or be torn violently (verb.contact) |
9. move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, |
| definition | : | move fast (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | rip, |
| definition | : | move precipitously or violently (verb.motion) |
10. the act of tearing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bust, rupture, snap, tear, |
| definition | : | separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact) |
11. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (noun.act)
| derivation | : | binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff, |
| definition | : | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself (verb.consumption) |
12. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body) |
13. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cleave, rive, split, |
| definition | : | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pull, rend, rip, rive, |
| definition | : | tear or be torn violently (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bust, rupture, snap, tear, |
| definition | : | separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact) |
14. fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body)
| derivation | : | tear, teardrop, |
| definition | : | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body) |
15. to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | the act of tearing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rent, rip, snag, split, tear, |
| definition | : | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object) |
16. separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact)
| also | : | pan, tear apart, trash, |
| definition | : | express a totally negative opinion of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | rupture, |
| definition | : | the act of making a sudden noisy break (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | the act of tearing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | snap, |
| definition | : | a sudden breaking (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | rent, rip, snag, split, tear, |
| definition | : | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | rupture, |
| definition | : | state of being torn or burst open (noun.state) |
17. move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
| also | : | shoot up, |
| definition | : | rise dramatically (verb.change) |
18. the act of tearing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bust, rupture, snap, tear, |
| definition | : | separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact) |
19. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (noun.act)
| derivation | : | binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff, |
| definition | : | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself (verb.consumption) |
20. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body) |
21. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cleave, rive, split, |
| definition | : | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pull, rend, rip, rive, |
| definition | : | tear or be torn violently (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bust, rupture, snap, tear, |
| definition | : | separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact) |
22. fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body)
| derivation | : | tear, teardrop, |
| definition | : | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body) |
23. to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | the act of tearing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rent, rip, snag, split, tear, |
| definition | : | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object) |
24. separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact)
| also | : | pan, tear apart, trash, |
| definition | : | express a totally negative opinion of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | rupture, |
| definition | : | the act of making a sudden noisy break (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | the act of tearing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | snap, |
| definition | : | a sudden breaking (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | rent, rip, snag, split, tear, |
| definition | : | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | rupture, |
| definition | : | state of being torn or burst open (noun.state) |
25. move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
| also | : | shoot up, |
| definition | : | rise dramatically (verb.change) |
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