tear
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
his story brought tears to her eyes
Types & categories
- drib hypernym
Parts & wholes
- lacrimal secretion part holonym
- water substance meronym
Related & opposite
- tear derivation
Sense 2 verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
The rope snapped
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
there was a rip in his pants
Types & categories
- opening hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
to separate or be separated by force
planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
they went on a bust that lasted three days
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- binge derivation
Sense 6 verb
move quickly and violently
The car tore down the street
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the act of tearing
he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear
Types & categories
- separation hypernym
- laceration hyponym
- rent hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
strip of feathers
pull a chicken
Types & categories
- strip hypernym
Sense 9 verb
fill with tears or shed tears
Her eyes were tearing
Types & categories
- weep hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | lacrimal secretion |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | water |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | drib |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | tear apart |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | shred |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | dismantle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | snap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | separate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacerate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rip |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shred |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cleave |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rip |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | opening |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | separate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleave |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | binge |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | revel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | piss-up |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | shoot up |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | dash |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | speed |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | rip |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | separation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | laceration |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | rent |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | strip |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | watering |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | weep |