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 I.  noun 
 Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar tear, Greek dakry Date: before 12th century 
 
 1. a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion, a secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face, a transparent drop of fluid or hardened fluid matter (as resin), an act of weeping or grieving , tearless  adjective 
 
 II. intransitive  verb Date: before 12th century to fill with tears ; shed tears , 
 
 III.  verb (tore; torn; tearing) 
 Etymology: Middle English teren, from Old English teran; akin to Old High German zeran to destroy, Greek derein to skin, Sanskrit dṛṇāti he bursts, tears Date: before 12th century transitive  verb 
 
 1. to separate parts of or pull apart by force ;  rend  , to wound by or as if by tearing ;  lacerate  , to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces , 
 
 3. to remove by force ;  wrench  , to remove as if by wrenching , to make or effect by or as if by tearing , intransitive  verb to separate on being pulled ;  rend  , 
 
 2. to move or act with violence, haste, or force , to smash or penetrate something with violent force , tearable  adjective tearer  noun Synonyms: see:  tear  
 
 IV.  noun 
 Date: 1611
 
 
 1. damage from being torn, the act of tearing, 
 
 2. a tearing pace ;  hurry  ,  spree  , a run of unusual success

 tear at 
 phrasal to cause anguish to ;  distress  

 tear away 
 transitive  verb 
 Date: circa 1699
 to remove (as oneself) reluctantly

 tear down 
 transitive  verb 
 Date: 14th century
 
 
 1. to cause to decompose or disintegrate,  vilify  ,  denigrate  , to take apart ;  disassemble  

 tear gas 
  noun 
 Date: 1917
 a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance that on dispersion in the atmosphere irritates mucous membranes resulting especially in blinding of the eyes with tears and is used chiefly in dispelling mobs

 tear into 
 phrasal to attack without restraint or caution

 tear it 
 phrasal to cause frustration, defeat, or an end to plans or hopes

 tear one's hair 
 phrasal to pull one's hair as an expression of grief, rage, frustration, desperation, or anxiety

 tear sheet 
  noun 
 Date: circa 1924
 a sheet torn from a publication

 tear up 
 transitive  verb 
 Date: 1620
 to damage, remove, or effect an opening in , to perform or compete with great success on, in, or against