tear
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～ to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
tear
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～ separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
tear off
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～ remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"
tear
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～ strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
tear
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～ move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
tear down
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～ tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
teargas
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～ attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes; "The students were teargassed during the riot"
tease
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～ separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
tease
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～ annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
tease
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～ disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
tease
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～ harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
tease
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～ to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
tease
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～ ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
tease
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～ tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
tease
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～ raise the nap of (fabrics)
tease apart
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～ disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
tease
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～ mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
tee off
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～ strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
tee
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～ connect with a tee; "tee two pipes"
tee
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～ place on a tee; "tee golf balls"