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- pronunciation:
- teIr
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tears, tearing, tore, torn |
| definition 1: |
When you tear something, you pull it apart or into pieces. Things that we tear are often things like paper, cloth, and other thin, flat materials.
Mark and Gabe were eating messy hot dogs and they only had one paper napkin. They decided to tear the napkin in half so they could share it.- synonyms:
- rip
- similar words:
- pull
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| definition 2: |
When you tear something like a piece of clothing, you damage it by breaking the fabric apart.
Sam's dad tore his jacket on an old nail sticking out of a wall in the garage.The cat jumped on the open book and tore a page.- synonyms:
- rip, split
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| definition 3: |
When you tear a hole in your pants, you make a hole by breaking the fabric.
Greg tore a hole in the knee of his pants.- similar words:
- rip
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| definition 4: |
When you tear something away from a person or animal, you take it away by force.
My dog grabbed my shoe in his mouth and it was hard to tear it away from him.- synonyms:
- wrench
- similar words:
- grab, jerk, pluck, pull
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| definition 5: |
If you tear out of the house, you rush out of the house in a big hurry. If a car tears down the street, it drives really fast down the street.
My dad tore around the house this morning looking for his car keys.- synonyms:
- dash, race, rush
- similar words:
- bolt, fly, hurry
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| related words: |
break, claw, damage, flash, hurt, run, rush, speed, split, storm, wear, wrench |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A tear in your shirt is a hole in your shirt made by tearing.
Rachel's mom sewed up the tear in the side of her backpack.Luis fell down on a sharp rock and got a tear in his jacket.- synonyms:
- rip
- similar words:
- cut, gap, hole, split
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| related words: |
pull |
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