Definitions for "Tear"
Keywords:  torn, rend, tore, violence, violent
To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh.
Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions.
To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home.
Keywords:  lacrimal, moisten, salty, saline, drop
A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
Keywords:  groan, woe, sigh, almighty, martyr
an intellectual thing, And a sigh is the sword of an angel king, And the bitter groan of a martyr's woe Is an arrow from the Almighty's bow
a small thing
In the fictional world of Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time, Tear is one of the richest nations in the land. This comes in part from controlling the greatest port on the Sea of Storms, at the mouth of the River Erinin. A great deal of Tear's wealth comes from the oil produced on the country's numerous olive farms.
Keywords:  capon, snags, forcibly, pluck, rip
To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily.
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Keywords:  dirge, lament, coolant, gasket, leak
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
a gasket can cause coolant to leak from the picture tube assembly which could pose a fire hazard
This test measures the amount of energy required to tear a sheet of paper. Tear strength can be an important performance factor to a printer or converter of bags, maps, books or envelopes.
separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
a poem A smile its celebration While words are printed The best poems are written not on papers But by the swans on the shores the winds on the highway Cold Mountain Songs K
Keywords:  tease, tell
A series of surface cracks perpendicular to the extruding direction. Speed tearing normally occurs in corner radii or extremities of a section and is caused by localized high temperature.
a post-traumatic event, most frequently occurring after the take-off of the left subclavian artery
Keywords:  mighty, manuscript, took, hands, act
the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
Keywords:  dearly, loves, beautiful, woman
a beautiful woman who dearly loves Mr
Keywords:  bust, went, drinking, occasion, eating
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
Balls of unstable, explosive energy that can be made into portals. RB: 1
Keywords:  break, fingers, tension, pieces, your
Break into pieces with your fingers.
Break into pieces, using your fingers.
A break in fabric as a result of tension. Tear Examples
(r) mechanical rupture initiated and propagated at a site of high stress concentration caused by a cut, defect or localized deformation.
a different matter all together, and involves actual physical disruption of muscle fibres
Keywords:  shed, fill, eyes, her
fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
Keywords:  pulp, fibers, resistance, force, top
A measurement of the resistance of pulp fibers to a tearing force. to top