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tear

noun
  1. the act of tearing
    “They took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear.”
  2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
    bustbingebout
  3. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
    “The story brought tears to their eyes.”
    teardrop
  4. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    rentripsplitsnag
verb
  1. fill with tears or shed tears
    “My eyes were tearing after the movie.”
  2. strip of feathers
    pluck
  3. to separate or be separated by force
  4. separate or cause to separate abruptly
    snap
  5. move quickly and violently
    shoot