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I. tear1 [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] ANAT N

1. tear (watery fluid):

tear
Träne f <-, -n>
to not shed [any] tears over sb/sth
to squeeze a tear

2. tear:

tear TECH (hardened matter) of glass
tear TECH (hardened matter) of glass
tear of resin
tear TECH (in glass)
Luftblase f <-, -n>

II. tear1 <teared, teared> [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] ANAT VB intr

1. tear (from the cold, smoke):

tear

2. tear (in grief, joy):

tear

I. tear2 [teəʳ, Am ter] N (split, hole)

tear (in cloth, wall)
Riss m <-es, -e>
tear (in wall)
Spalte f <-, -n>
tear (in wall)
Sprung m <-(e)s, Sprụ̈n·ge>
tear (in wall)
Ritze f <-, -n>
tear in a muscle/tissue MED

II. tear2 <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB trans (to rip, injure, shatter)

1. tear (rip):

to tear sth piece of fabric, letter, paper

2. tear fig (disrupt):

to tear sth country, party, team
to tear sth to bits [or pieces] [or shreds] brochure, catalogue

3. tear (injure):

to tear a muscle

4. tear fig (shatter):

to tear sth to pieces alibi, argument

5. tear fig (attack):

to tear sth to pieces [or shreds] article, book, play
to tear sb to pieces [or shreds] inf

III. tear2 <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear piece of fabric, paper, rope
tear buttonhole, lining, tab
tear biscuit, slab

2. tear fig inf (rush):

tear
to tear away
to tear away
to tear in
to tear in
to tear off
to tear off
abhauen <haut ab, haute ab [o. form hieb ab], abgehauen [o. SGer, A abgehaut] haute ab, abgehauen>

3. tear (pull):

to tear at sth also fig bandage, clasp, fastener
to tear at sb's heartstrings [or heart]
to tear at sb's soul

4. tear fig inf (eat):

to tear at [or into] sth
sich acc über etw acc hermachen inf

5. tear (criticise):

to tear into sb
OpenDict entry

tear N

it will end in tears Brit idiom
OpenDict entry

tear N

to be on a tear (on a winning streak) sl

tear away VB trans

1. tear away fig (make leave):

to tear away sb
to tear oneself away [from sth]
sich acc [von etw dat] losreißen

2. tear away (rip from):

to tear away sth page of calendar, poster
to tear away sth from sb
jdm etw entreißen

tear down VB trans

1. tear down (destroy):

to tear down sth building, wall

2. tear down fig (discredit):

to tear down sb

tear off VB trans

1. tear off (rip from):

to tear off sth strip, tape

2. tear off (undress):

3. tear off fig pej sl (perform):

to tear off a poem

tear open VB trans

to tear open sth envelope, parcel

tear out VB trans

to tear out sth hair, nail
to tear out sth page
to tear one's hair out over sth fig
sich dat die Haare über etw acc [aus]raufen
to tear sb's heart out

ˈtear duct N ANAT

tear duct
tear duct

ˈtear gas N no pl

tear gas
Tränengas nt <-es> kein pl

ˈtear jerk·er N inf

tear jerker
Schnulze f <-, -n> fig

ˈtear-jerk·ing ADJ inf

tear-jerking

tear-off [ˈteəʳɒf, Am ˈterɑ:f] ADJ attr, inv

tear-off
tear-off
tear-off slip
Abriss m <-es, -e>

ˈtear-re·sist·ant ADJ inv

ˈtear-stained ADJ

tear-stained

tear apart VB trans

1. tear apart (rip) piece of fabric, paper:

to tear apart sth

2. tear apart fig (disrupt) country, party, team:

to tear apart sth

3. tear apart fig (attack) article, book, play:

to tear apart sth
to tear apart sb inf

tear up VB trans

1. tear up (rip) bill, letter, ticket:

to tear up sth

2. tear up (destroy):

to tear up sth
etw kaputt machen inf
to tear up sth bar, furniture
to tear up sth flowerbed
to tear up sth pavement, road

3. tear up fig (annul) agreement, contract:

to tear up sth
OpenDict entry

tear-spattered ADJ

Present
Itear
youtear
he/she/ittears
wetear
youtear
theytear
Past
Iteared
youteared
he/she/itteared
weteared
youteared
theyteared
Present Perfect
Ihaveteared
youhaveteared
he/she/ithasteared
wehaveteared
youhaveteared
theyhaveteared
Past Perfect
Ihadteared
youhadteared
he/she/ithadteared
wehadteared
youhadteared
theyhadteared