tear off, [Slang.]to perform or do, esp. rapidly or casually: to tear off a poem; to tear off a set of tennis. tear one's hair, to tug at one's hair, as with anger or sorrow. Also, tear one's hair out. tear up: to tear into small shreds: He tore up the drawings because she had criticized them. to cancel or annul: to tear up a contract. n.
The meaning of TEAR is to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend. How to use tear in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tear.
TEAR definition: 1. to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off: 2. to move very quickly: 3. a hole in a…. Learn more.
Define tear. tear synonyms, tear pronunciation, tear translation, English dictionary definition of tear. a drop of the saline solution that is secreted by the lacrimal glands: I won’t shed a tear if you go. Not to be confused with: tier – row, rank, or layer,...
When you tear something, you rip it apart. You might tear a hole in your jeans if you catch them on something sharp, or you might tear up that love letter you wrote to your crush.
Definition of tear verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tear definition: To make (an opening) in something by pulling it apart or by accident.
tear (third-person singular simple present tears, present participle tearing, simple past tore, past participle torn or (now colloquial and nonstandard) tore) (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. quotations