Tear+away
51tear 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./ …
52tear\ 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 …
53tear oneself away — [often with negative] leave despite a strong desire to stay she couldn t tear herself away from the view …
54tear — I. v. a. 1. Rend, pull apart, separate by pulling. 2. Lacerate, laniate, lancinate, mangle, rend, wound. 3. Sever, sunder. 4. Break away, force away, rend away, snatch away. 5. Shatter, rend. II. v. n. 1. Rush …
55tear duct and gland — or lachrymal duct and gland Structures that produce, distribute, and carry away tears. An almond shaped gland above the outer corner of each eye secretes tears between the upper eyelid and the eyeball. Tears moisten and lubricate the conjunctiva… …
56tear off — verb /teɪɹ ɒf,teɪɹ ɑf/ a) To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly. Do not tear off the price tag if you want to return that shirt. b) To leave or depart rapidly. The fugitive tore off down the alley. Syn …
57tear out — Synonyms and related words: avulse, cut out, dash off, deracinate, dig out, dig up, disentangle, draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up, eradicate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excise, exsect, extract, extricate, get out, gouge out, grub up, hasten off,… …
58tear oneself away — [usu. with negative] leave despite a strong desire to stay. → tear …
59tear duct — /ˈtɪə dʌkt/ (say tear dukt) noun a short tube in the inner corner of the lower eyelid which drains tears away into the nose …
60tear apart — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something tears people apart, it causes them to quarrel or to leave each other. [V n P] The quarrel tore the party apart... [V n P] War and revolution have torn families apart. 2) PHRASAL VERB If something tears you apart, it… …
