Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tear
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1. v. & n. --v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to pieces with some force (tear it in half; tore up the letter). 2 tr. a make a hole or rent in by tearing (have torn my coat). b make (a hole or rent). 3 tr. (foll. by away, off, etc.) pull violently or with some force (tore the book away from me; tore off the cover; tore a page out; tore down the notice). 4 tr. violently disrupt or divide (the country was torn by civil war; torn by conflicting emotions). 5 intr. colloq. go or travel hurriedly or impetuously (tore across the road). 6 intr. undergo tearing (the curtain tore down the middle). 7 intr. (foll. by at etc.) pull violently or with some force. --n. 1 a hole or other damage caused by tearing. 2 a torn part of cloth etc. Phrases and idioms be torn between have difficulty in choosing between. tear apart 1 search (a place) exhaustively. 2 criticize forcefully. tear one's hair out behave with extreme desperation or anger. tear into 1 attack verbally; reprimand. 2 make a vigorous start on (an activity). tear oneself away leave despite a strong desire to stay. tear sheet a page that can be removed from a newspaper or magazine etc. for use separately. tear to shreds colloq. refute or criticize thoroughly. that's torn it Brit. colloq. that has spoiled things, caused a problem, etc. Derivatives tearable adj. tearer n. Etymology: OE teran f. Gmc 2. n. 1 a drop of clear salty liquid secreted by glands, that serves to moisten and wash the eye and is shed from it in grief or other strong emotions. 2 a tearlike thing; a drop. Phrases and idioms in tears crying; shedding tears. tear-drop a single tear. tear-duct a drain for carrying tears to the eye or from the eye to the nose. tear-gas gas that disables by causing severe irritation to the eyes. tear-jerker colloq. a story, film, etc., calculated to evoke sadness or sympathy. without tears presented so as to be learned or done easily. Derivatives tearlike adj. Etymology: OE tear
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar ~, Greek dakry Date: before 12th century 1. a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion, a secretion of profuse ~s that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face, a transparent drop of fluid or hardened fluid matter (as resin), an act of weeping or grieving , ~less adjective II. intransitive verb Date: before 12th century to fill with ~s ; shed ~s , III. verb (tore; torn; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English teren, from Old English teran; akin to Old High German zeran to destroy, Greek derein to skin, Sanskrit dṛṇāti he bursts, ~s Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to separate parts of or pull apart by force ; rend, to wound by or as if by ~ing ; lacerate , to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces , 3. to remove by force ; wrench, to remove as if by wrenching , to make or effect by or as if by ~ing , intransitive verb to separate on being pulled ; rend , 2. to move or act with violence, haste, or force , to smash or penetrate something with violent force , ~able adjective ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ IV. noun Date: 1611 1. damage from being torn, the act of ~ing, 2. a ~ing pace ; hurry, spree , a run of unusual success ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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