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Synonyms of tears
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Noun
1. crying, weeping, tears, bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
usage:
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
Noun
1. crying, weeping, tears, bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
usage:
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
2. tear, teardrop, drop, drib, driblet
usage:
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
3. rip, rent, snag, split, tear, opening, gap
usage:
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
4. bust, tear, binge, bout, revel, revelry
usage:
the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
Verb
1. tear, rupture, snap, bust, separate, disunite, divide, part
usage:
separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
2. tear, separate, disunite, divide, part
usage:
to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
3. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
usage:
move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
4. pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume, strip
usage:
strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
5. tear, cry, weep
usage:
fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
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