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For the verb: "to tear"
Simple Past: tore
Past Participle: torn


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tear
Anoun
tear
 the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
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bust, tear, binge, bout
 an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
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tear, teardrop
 a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
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rip, rent, snag, split, tear
 an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
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Bverb
tear
 fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
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pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
 strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
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tear
 to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
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tear, rupture, snap, bust
 separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
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tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
 move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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