tear

I

/tiy(r)/ n.

drop of the fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland

1) to shed a tear

2) to weep (bitter) tears

3) bitter tears

4) tears flowed, rolled, streamed down their cheeks

5) tears welled up in my eyes

6) (misc.) crocodile ('false') tears; to be in tears over smt.; to break into tears; eyes fill with tears; bored to tears

II

/tey(r)/ n.

rip

1) to make a tear

2) to mend a tear

III

v.

1) (d; intr.) to tear at (to tear at the bandages)

2) (d; tr.) to tear from, out of (she tore several pages out of the book)

3) (d; intr.) to tear into ('to attack verbally') (he tore into his opponent)

4) (D; tr.) to tear into, to (she tore the paper into/to pieces; to tear an argument to shreds)

5) (d; tr.) to tear off (she tore a button off the coat)

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[teə]

bored to tears

eyes fill with tears

rolled

streamed down their cheeks

to be in tears over smt.

to break into tears

out of (she tore several pages out of the book)

to (she tore the paper into/to pieces; to tear an argument to shreds)

(D; tr.) to tear into

(d; tr.) to tear from

(misc.) crocodile ('false') tears

['drop of the fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland'] to shed a tear

['rip'] to make a tear

bitter tears

to mend a tear

to weep (bitter) tears

tears flowed

tears welled up in my eyes

(d; intr.) to tear into (he tore into his opponent; 'to attack verbally')

(d; tr.) to tear off (she tore a button off the coat)

(d; intr.) to tear at (to tear at the bandages)