tear gas
— Noun
– English
～ a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
tear gland
— Noun
– English
～ any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
tear duct
— Noun
– English
～ any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
tear
— Noun
– English
～ an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
tear into
— Verb
– English
～ hit violently, as in an attack
tear apart
— Verb
– English
～ express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
tear
— Verb
– English
～ fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
tear out
— Verb
– English
～ remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
tear away
— Verb
– English
～ remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"
tear
— Verb
– English
～ to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
tear
— Verb
– English
～ separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
tear off
— Verb
– English
～ remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"
tear
— Verb
– English
～ strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
tear
— Verb
– English
～ move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
tear down
— Verb
– English
～ tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
tearaway
— Noun
– English
～ a reckless and impetuous person
tearaway
— Adjective
– English
～ characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
teardrop
— Noun
– English
～ anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
teardrop
— Noun
– English
～ a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"