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  • 41tear — {{11}}tear (n.1) water from the eye, O.E. tear, from earlier teahor, tæhher, from P.Gmc. *takh , *tagr (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. tar, O.H.G. zahar, Ger. Zähre, Goth. tagr tear ), from PIE *dakru /*draku (Cf. L …

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  • 42tear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar tear, Greek dakry Date: before 12th century 1. a. a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids …

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  • 43Tear It Down (My Brightest Diamond album) — Infobox Album Name = Tear It Down Type = remix Artist = My Brightest Diamond Released = March 6, 2007 Genre = Rock/Folk Length = Label = Asthmatic Kitty Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 44tear — tear1 [tɛ:] verb (past tore; past participle torn) 1》 pull or rip apart or to pieces.     ↘make a hole or split in.     ↘damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it.     ↘(tear something down) demolish something. 2》 (tear something apart)… …

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  • 45tear up — verb tear into shreds • Syn: ↑shred, ↑rip up • Derivationally related forms: ↑shredder (for: ↑shred), ↑shred (for: ↑shred) …

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  • 46tear strip — noun Etymology: tear (III) : the scored band in a can or added narrow ribbon in a wrapper or on a fiber box that provides an easy and defined way of opening * * * /tair/ a strip or string that is pulled to open a can, box, candy wrapper, etc. * * …

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  • 47tear off — in. to break away; to run away. □ I hate to tear off but I’m late. □ Don’t tear off without having some of my pie …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 48tear — Synonyms and related words: abrade, abrasion, amputate, assault, attack, autacoid, ax, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, ball the jack, barbarize, bark, barrel, bat, batter, bawling, bender, bile, binge, bisect, blemish, bloody, blubbering,… …

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  • 49tear — I n 1. teardrop, drop, droplet, bead, globule. v 2.(all of the eyes) water, well or fill up with tears, get moist or dewy or teary; secrete tears, shed tears, weep, gush, overflow. II v 1. rip, rend, reave, rive, pull apart; shred, rip or pull to …

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  • 50tear oneself away — {v. phr.} To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly. * /The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had to tear myself away from them in order to get back to my job in Chicago./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms