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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