tear² /tār/

1. To draw apart or separate with violence
2. To rend, rip, lacerate
3. To cause pain, bitterness, etc to
4. To make (a hole, rent, etc) by tearing

1. To move or act with violence
2. To rush, move very quickly
3. To rage
4. To become torn

1. An act of tearing
2. A rent or hole torn in something
3. A rush (slang)
4. A spree

tearˈable adjective

tearˈer noun

1. Someone or something that tears
2. A boisterous person (slang)

tearˈing adjective

Great, terrible, rushing

tearˈaway noun

A reckless and usu violent young person

adjective

1. Impetuous, reckless
2. Of or relating to a tearaway

tearˈsheet noun

A page, eg in a magazine, perforated to facilitate its removal for reference, etc esp one demonstrating the work of a fashion model, photographer, etc

tear strip noun

A narrow perforated strip on a paper or card wrapper which can be pulled away to facilitate opening (also tearˈ-off strip)

tear webbing noun

Webbing in which two adhering layers form a fold that will tear apart so as to lessen the violence of a sudden strain

tear a (or the) cat (obsolete)

To rant

tear and wear see wear and tear under wear¹

tear apart (informal)

1. To criticize vehemently or destructively
2. To search (eg a room) thoroughly
3. To cause severe distress to

tear a strip off (someone) or tear (someone) off a strip (informal)

To reprimand (someone)

tear away

1. To remove by tearing
2. To remove (oneself) reluctantly

tear down

To demolish violently

• ungentlenesses
• ungently
• ungenuine
• ungenuineness
• ungenuinenesses
• ungermane
• unget
• unget-at-able
• ungetatable
• ungets
• ungetting
• unghostly
• ungifted
• ungild
• ungilded
• ungilding
• ungilds
• ungilt
• ungird
• ungirded
• ungirding
• ungirds
• ungirt
• ungirth
• ungirthed