Meanings of use tear in English

Police use tear gas against demonstrators armed with petrol bombs.

Police use tear gas, plastic bullets and concussion grenades to keep the crowds at bay.

Greek riot police had to use tear gas to clear striking staff blockading the Acropolis today.

Police were forced to use tear gas to disperse mobs in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

After all, during protests I can safely predict through my experience when police will use tear gas.

Police in riot gear use tear gas to clear the street in front of the Ferguson police department.

The South African Police Service had to use tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the group, it said.

Police said they were forced to use tear gas and water cannon to stop the protest march and defend themselves.

He said the university had sent a letter to the police, asking for guidelines of how they use tear gas.

Public protests frequently turn violent in the former French colony, where security forces regularly use tear gas and live ammunition to disperse crowds.

Hungarian police use tear gas as people tried to cross from Serbia into Hungary at a border crossing near Horgos, northern Serbia, on Wednesday.

The police had warned the protesters on Monday evening that they would use tear gas if the crowd attempted to enter or damage the building.

The government told police and the BOPE -Brazil's special forces unit -to use tear gas and rubber bullets to put down the unrest.

Protests have been comparatively peaceful by day, becoming more violent after dark as police use tear gas and rubber bullets to battle self-proclaimed "revolutionary" youths.

They have been comparatively peaceful by day, becoming more violent after dark as police use tear gas and rubber bullets to battle self-proclaimed "revolutionary" youths.

Riot police use tear gas during clashes with protesters opposed to Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's rule at Tahrir Square in Cairo March 6, 2013.