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Meanings of tear in English

Russian
слезы
Portuguese
lágrimas
Spanish
lagrimas
Catalan
llàgrimes
Wikidata

Secretion that cleans and lubricates the eyes.

        слезы
        Portuguese
        fenda
        Catalan
        esquinç

        An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.

              fenda
              Portuguese
              compulsão alimentar
              Catalan
              trompa
              Spanish
              borrachera

              An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.

                    compulsão alimentar
                    Portuguese
                    rasgar
                    Catalan
                    trencar-se
                    Spanish
                    partir

                    Separate or cause to separate abruptly.

                          Related terms
                          rasgar
                          Usage of tear in English
                          1
                          For the lump in the throat and the tear in the eye.
                          Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
                          2
                          Both the lump in the throat and the tear in the eye.
                          Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
                          3
                          To the lump in the throat and the tear in the eye.
                          Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
                          4
                          Others, he said, needed medical treatment after being hit with tear gas.
                          Ebony
                          5
                          Let's tear down trade barriers in places like Europe and the Pacific.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          At a tear in the throat and a lump in the eye.
                          Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
                          7
                          Wear and tear also caused problems and potentially put researchers in danger.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          Gullik was right: the differences of this group could tear it apart.
                          Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
                          9
                          The tear stood in the eye of the soldier as he spoke.
                          Lost in the Backwoods: A Tale of the Canadian Forest
                          10
                          Security forces fired tear gas and used batons to stop the protesters.
                          The Irish Times
                          11
                          Attempts to tear open carefully wrapped bundles had succeeded in some cases.
                          The Plains of Passage
                          12
                          Of course all of us got hit and affected by tear gas.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          I knew they'd tear apart every word I said in a trial.
                          The Silent Sister
                          14
                          ZARB The soldiers call it the tear-song, the chaunt of the low-born.
                          Selections from the Writings of Lord Dunsany
                          15
                          Both sides used tear gas at the Kastanies border post on Wednesday.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          He hasn't seen the wear and tear, he said at the time.
                          Reuters