Definition of tear#up in English English dictionary
- tear
- To move at excessive speed
He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
- tear
- A hole or break caused by tearing
A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
- tear
- To remove by tearing
Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
- tear
- to demolish
The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
- tear
- A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation
Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
- tear
- To produce tears
Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.
- tear
- To become torn, especially accidentally
My dress has torn.
- tear
- To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate
He suffered, poor man, at seeing her so badly dressed, with laceless boots, and the arm-holes of her pinafore torn down to the hips; for the charwoman took no care of her.
- tear a strip off somebody
- To scold vigorously
The boss tore a strip off him for arriving late to the meeting.
- tear along
- To run quickly along somewhere
- tear along
- To break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations
- tear apart
- to destroy
The bomb tore apart most of the town hall.
- tear apart
- to tear or rip something to cause it to come apart
She tore her ex-boyfriend’s clothes apart in fury.
- tear apart
- to cause to separate
Love, love will tear us apart again.
- tear apart
- to severely defeat
- tear away
- To remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative
I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it.
- tear duct
- A duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
- tear gas
- Any lachrymatory non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense
- tear gas
- To use tear gas
The riot squad tear gassed the mob.
- tear gases
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tear gas
- tear gases
- plural form of tear gas
- tear gassed
- Simple past tense and past participle of tear gas
- tear gassing
- Present participle of tear gas
- tear off
- To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly
Do not tear off the price tag if you want to return that shirt.
- tear off
- To leave or depart rapidly
The fugitive tore off down the alley.
- tear one's hair out
- To react with extreme agitation
My friend's job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out.
- tear sheet
- A page torn from a periodical
I brought him a tear sheet of a story in the New York Post about ligers, and he studied the accompanying photograph for days, even took it to school to show around.
- tear up
- To tear into pieces
The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%.
- tear up
- To wrench out of the ground
We tore up the weeds from the allotment.
- tear up
- To shed tears
- tear up
- To damage
The lacrosse practice really tore up the field.
- tear up
- To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against
In his first year, his hitting tore up the league's opposing pitchers.
- tear up the pea patch
- To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage
- tear-gas
- Alternative spelling of tear gas
- tear-jerker
- A book, film or other story that induces crying
- tear
- {v} to rend or pull in pieces, spoil, rave, rage
- tear
- {n} water from the eye, moisture, a rent
- tear apart
- Rip to shreds, rip apart, pull to pieces
- tear around
- (deyim) To be constantly on the go; dash around
No one can understand how she manages to tear around from one social event to another and yet be a good mother to her children.
- tear strip
- Tape inserted into a package or case for easy opening
- tear
- move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office
- tear
- separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
- tear
- Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions
- tear
- 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
- tear
- move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
- tear
- The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure
- tear
- To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair
- tear
- To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home
- tear
- TEAR Australia
- tear
- a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
- tear
- 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
- tear
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
- tear
- To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily
- tear
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
- tear
- strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
- tear
- fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
- tear
- {f} produce tears in the eyes; fill with tears in the eyes
- tear
- rip, as in: The letter made me so angry I wanted to tear it into little pieces
- tear
- the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
- tear
- Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins
- tear
- A tear is an inverted drop-shaped bubble enclosed in the stem of the glass
- tear
- {f} rip, rend, lacerate
- tear
- A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass
- tear
- 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
- tear
- Balls of unstable, explosive energy that can be made into portals RB: 1
- tear
- To move violently; to agitate
- tear
- to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
- tear
- That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge
- tear
- the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing" to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office
- tear
- A measurement of the resistance of pulp fibers to a tearing force to top
- tear
- To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave
- tear
- {i} droplet of fluid from the eye; rip, rend; spree, wild celebration (Informal)
- tear 1
- Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying. Her eyes filled with tears I didn't shed a single tear
- tear 1
- You can use tears in expressions such as in tears, burst into tears, and close to tears to indicate that someone is crying or is almost crying. He was in floods of tears on the phone She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen see also crocodile tears
- tear 2
- If you tear paper, cloth, or another material, or if it tears, you pull it into two pieces or you pull it so that a hole appears in it. She very nearly tore my overcoat Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin He took a small notebook from his jacket pocket and tore out a page Too fine a material may tear Nancy quickly tore open the envelope He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing He went ashore leaving me to start repairing the torn sail. Tear up means the same as tear. She tore the letter up Don't you dare tear up her ticket. a torn up photograph
- tear 2
- If you tear somewhere, you move there very quickly, often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way. The door flew open and Miranda tore into the room = rush
- tear 2
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- tear 2
- If a person or animal tears at something, they pull it violently and try to break it into pieces. Female fans fought their way past bodyguards and tore at his clothes. = rip
- tear 2
- If you tear one of your muscles or ligaments, or if it tears, you injure it by accidentally moving it in the wrong way. He tore a muscle in his right thigh If the muscle is stretched again it could even tear. torn ligaments
- tear 2
- A tear in paper, cloth, or another material is a hole that has been made in it. I peered through a tear in the van's curtains
- tear 2
- If you say that a place is torn by particular events, you mean that unpleasant events which cause suffering and division among people are happening there. a country that has been torn by civil war and foreign invasion since its independence. + -torn -torn the riot-torn areas of Los Angeles. see also torn, wear and tear
- tear 2
- To tear something from somewhere means to remove it roughly and violently. She tore the windscreen wipers from his car He tore down the girl's photograph, and crumpled it into a ball
- tear 2
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- tear apart
- If something tears people apart, it causes them to quarrel or to leave each other. War and revolution have torn families apart
- tear apart
- express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
- tear apart
- If something tears you apart, it makes you feel very upset, worried, and unhappy. Don't think it hasn't torn me apart to be away from you
- tear asunder
- tear to pieces, rip apart
- tear away
- If you tear someone away from a place or activity, you force them to leave the place or stop doing the activity, even though they want to remain there or carry on. Fame hasn't torn her away from her beloved Liverpool Japan's education ministry ordered the change to encourage students to tear themselves away from textbooks I stared at the man, couldn't tear my eyes away
- tear away
- rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"
- tear away
- cut off; be cut off
- tear away
- rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror
- tear down
- If you tear something down, you destroy it or remove it completely. Angry Russians may have torn down the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky I imagine they'll be tearing the building down sooner or later. = pull down
- tear down
- destroy
- tear down
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
- tear duct
- small tube which carries fluid to and from the eye
- tear duct
- Tear drainage channel that extends from the lacrimal sac to an opening in the mucous membrane of the nose
- tear duct
- Tiny opening in the eyelid through which tears drain into the nose
- tear duct
- Tear drainage channel that extends form the lacrimal sac to an opening in the mucous membrane of the nose
- tear duct
- any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
- tear 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 (the membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the white of the eye) and then flow into the barely visible openings (near the inner corners of the eyelids) of the tear ducts, which lead to the nasal cavity. Oil (from sebaceous glands on the edge of the eyelid) keeps tears from spilling out unless secretion increases because of crying or a reflex triggered by stimuli such as eye irritation, bright lights, or spicy foods
- tear film
- the thin layer of tear fluid coating the front surface of the cornea; composed of three layers: lipid layer (most anterior), lacrimal layer (middle), and mucoid layer (most posterior)
- tear film
- A very thin film of water and other chemicals riding on top of the epithelium that lubricates the front of the eye
- tear film
- A layer of fluid that bathes and lubricates the cornea
- tear gas
- a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
- tear gas
- Tear gas is a gas that causes your eyes to sting and fill with tears so that you cannot see. It is sometimes used by the police or army to control crowds. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. Any of various agents that on dispersal, usually from grenades or projectiles, irritate the eyes and cause blinding tears. a gas that stings your eyes, used by the police to control crowds. Any of a group of substances, most often synthetic organic halogen compounds, that irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes, causing a stinging sensation and tears. They may also irritate the upper respiratory tract, causing coughing, choking, and general debility. Tear gas was first used in warfare in World War I, but since its effects are short-lasting and rarely disabling, it came into use by law-enforcement agencies as a means of dispersing mobs, disabling rioters, and flushing out armed suspects without the use of deadly force
- tear gas
- type of gas which causes the eyes to release tears, lachrymator
- tear hair
- pull out hair, rip out hair
- tear into
- hit violently, as in an attack
- tear into
- If you tear into someone, you criticize them very angrily and strongly. I had a real row with him. I tore into him
- tear jerker
- extremely sad, causes one to cry, emotional (of a movie, book, etc.)
- tear off
- rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"
- tear off
- If you tear off your clothes, you take them off in a rough and violent way. Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed Fuentes tore off his hat and flung it to the ground
- tear out
- move out
- tear out by the roots
- tear it out completely, strip it bare
- tear sheet
- a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication
- tear sheet
- Actual examples of a model's work; literally torn from a magazine
- tear sheet
- A sheet (report) from Standard & Poor's Stock Reports The reports provide information on over 4000 corporations Each report details a corporation's financial data and provides data on the company's fundamental business and its future outlook These reports are often torn out of the books by brokers and mailed to their clients--hence, the origination of the term
- tear sheet
- A page cut or torn from a periodical and used chiefly to provide evidence to an advertiser of the publication of an advertisement
- tear sheet
- Marketing tool - loose page from a book
- tear sheet
- Slang term for a public company stock report from Standard & Poor's
- tear sheet
- Actual ad removed from a publication and sent to the advertiser, often with the invoice
- tear sheet
- (1) Any page torn from a book, with corrections or changes marked on it (2) A sample of finished advertising to top
- tear sheet
- A page from an S&P stock that provides information on thousands of stocks, often sent to prospective purchasers
- tear sheet
- A page from one of S&P stock reports which provides information on thousands of stocks, often sent to prospective purchasers
- tear sheet
- Printed page cut from a publication; sometimes used in place of a complete voucher copy as evidence of publication See also Voucher copy
- tear sheet
- a full page torn from a newspaper given to an advertiser to show proof of publication
- tear strength
- The force required to initiate or continue a tear in a material under specified conditions
- tear strength
- The resistance of paper to tearing to top
- tear strength
- The force required to begin or to continue a tear in a fabric under specified conditions These standards are established under ASTM guidelines for upholstery fabrics
- tear strength
- A measure of how likely a paper will continue to tear once started Tear strength will differ with and against the grain
- tear strength
- Force required to initiate or continue a tear in a material under specified conditions
- tear strength
- A measure of the force required to continue a tear in a foam after a split or break has been started and expressed in pounds per inch (lbs /in ) This property is important in determining suitability of foam in applications where the material is sewn, stapled, or otherwise anchored to a solid substrate Also important in demoldability (ASTM D3574)
- tear strength
- The strength necessary to tear a material
- tear strength
- The force required to initiate or continue a tear in a material under specified conditions Standards used for overlay films; ASTM D1004, ASTM D1922
- tear strength
- force required to tear a specimen under standardized conditions with an instrument designed to measure the force required by simulating use conditions under which tearing might be accomplished
- tear strength
- A measure of the force required to continue a tear in a foam after a split or break has been started and expressed in pounds per inch (lbs/in ) This property is important in determining suitability of foam in applications where the material is sewed, stapled, or otherwise anchored to a solid substrate Also important in demoldability (ASTM D3574)
- tear strength
- (Die C) In a tensile test, the force required to tear an elastomer, divided by the sample thickness
- tear strength
- the maximum force required to tear a specimen
- tear strength
- A measure of the force necessary to continue a tear in a material once a tear has been started With most elastomers, the Die B test (___) is used, and the measurement is made in units of pounds per inch (ppi)
- tear strength
- Property measured by the force required to tear a specimen under specified test conditions
- tear strength
- The degree of force necessary to tear a material
- tear the heart from
- remove the essence from -, remove the main point from -
- tear up
- If something such as a road, railway, or area of land is torn up, it is completely removed or destroyed. Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up The company came under furious attack from environmentalists for tearing up the forests
- tear up
- tear into shreds
- tear up
- see tear 1
- tear-jerker
- If you refer to a play, film, or book as a tear-jerker, you are indicating that it is very sad or sentimental
- tear-stained
- crying a lot, full of tears
- crocodile tear
- A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion
At last he contrived to squeeze out one of his little hysterical tears, and drop it on her hand. Now, the girl was not butter, like some of her sex; far from it: but neither was she wood—indeed, she was not old enough for that—so this crocodile tear won her for the time being.
- hot tear
- A fracture in a metal casting that occurs during solidification as a result of hindered contraction
- shed a tear
- To have a tear released, to cry (due to sadness)
- wear and tear
- damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use
- wear-and-tear
- Attributive form of wear and tear, noun
The wear-and-tear exemption to the warranty.
- drop a tear over
- cry about, weep over, be sad about
- noun tear 3
- a hole in a piece of cloth or paper where it has been torn tear in
- shed a tear
- caused a tear to flow from one's eyes
- wear and tear
- The term for the reduction in value of an asset resulting from normal use
- wear and tear
- The lessening in value of an asset such as real estate due to ordinary and normal use
- wear and tear
- The lessening in value of an asset due to ordinary and normal use
- wear and tear
- An allowance that is tax deductible for the cost of furniture and fittings provided in dwelling houses which are let out furnished
- wear and tear
- Vehicle damage above allowable limits; assessed when a lease or balloon loan vehicle is returned Finance companies typically charge fees for excess wear, tear, and mileage on returned lease and balloon loan vehicles
- wear and tear
- The normal decrease in value created by regular usage, such as wear and tear on carpet in a commercially leased office space; the lessor would usually be responsible for its replacement
- wear and tear
- As a rule of thumb, if you have more than $100 worth of damage to your vehicle - mechanical, exterior, interior, glass, tires - you will be charged for repairs It's usually cheaper to have the damage repaired yourself Toward the end of the lease, if you're not buying the car, the leasing company will send an appraiser to assess the damage or require you to bring the car to your dealer for appraisal If you don't agree with the appraisal, don't sign it Instead, get your own appraisal Some leasing companies, especially those with very high residuals, will try to charge even the cleanest cars for excess wear and tear
- wear and tear
- Loss or deterioration resulting from ordinary use
- wear and tear
- A common degree of decline or lower value caused to the premise from the normal use of the premise Example: A mark on a wall where a couch had been placed or the wearing of a carpet in a traffic area
- wear and tear
- decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
- wear and tear
- The normal wear that occurs in a vehicle during regular driving over a given period of time
- wear and tear
- The gradual physical deterioration of property, resulting from use, passage of time and weather Only property subject to wear and tear is depreciable
- wear and tear
- The deterioration or loss in value caused by the tenants normal and reasonable use In many leases the tenant is not responsible for "normal wear and tear " See also "Normal Wear and Tear "
- wear and tear
- The condition of a vehicle where some parts are damaged from normal use
- wear and tear
- Wear and tear is the damage or change that is caused to something when it is being used normally. the problem of wear and tear on the equipment in the harsh desert conditions. Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure
- wear and tear
- wastage; depreciation; lowered condition due to frequent use