tear

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A hole or break caused by tearing.“A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.”
A rampage.“to go on a tear”

To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.“He tore his coat on the nail.”
To injure as if by pulling apart.“He has a torn ligament.”
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.“He was torn by conflicting emotions.”
To make (an opening) with force or energy.“A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.”

A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.“Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.”
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
(glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.