English-Greek translations for tear

• δάκρυ
  Τα σύμβολα και τα δάκρυα δεν αρκούν πια. Symbols and tears are no longer enough.
• δακρύζω
• δακρύσχημος
• κλαψουρίζω
• σκίζω
• σκίσιμο
• σχίζω

Definition of tear

• To rend by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate
• To injure as if by pulling apart
• To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional
• To make with force or energy
• To remove by tearing
• To demolish
• To become torn, especially accidentally
• To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence
• To smash or enter something with great force
• A hole or break caused by tearing
• A rampage
• A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation
• Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins
• A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass
• To produce tears

Examples

• He tore his coat on the nail
• He has a torn ligament
• He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident
• He was torn by conflicting emotions
• A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite
• His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out
• The artillery tore a gap in the line
• Tear the coupon out of the newspaper
• The slums were torn down to make way for the new development
• My dress has torn
• He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour
• The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright
• He tore into the backlog of complaints
• The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry
• A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
• to go on a tear
• There were big tears rolling down Lisas cheeks
• Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on
• Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.

Related words

• teardrop
• tearful
• wheatear
• teary
• tears
• tearoom
• tearing
• teared
• stearin