tears

Meanings

Noun

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
  • "she was in tears"
• a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
  • "his story brought tears to her eyes"
• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
• the act of tearing
• plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)
• Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
• plural of tear (“rip”)

Verb

• separate or cause to separate abruptly
• to separate or be separated by force
• move quickly and violently
• strip of feathers
• fill with tears or shed tears
• third-person singular simple present indicative of tear
• third-person singular simple present indicative of tear

Synonyms

binge, bout, buck, bust, charge, crying, deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, rent, rip, rupture, shoot, shoot down, snag, snap, split, tear, teardrop, weeping