noun
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A hole or break caused by tearing.
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A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
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A rampage.
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to go on a tear
verb
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To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
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He tore his coat on the nail.
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To injure as if by pulling apart.
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He has a torn ligament.
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To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
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He was torn by conflicting emotions.
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To make (an opening) with force or energy.
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A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
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(often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
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Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
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(of structures, with down) To demolish
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The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
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To become torn, especially accidentally.
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My dress has torn.
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To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
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He tore into the backlog of complaints.
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To smash or enter something with great force.
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The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.