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Tear
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Tear meaning
To rend (a solid material) 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.
Example sentences (20)
In the latter part of the hearing, during Torreon’s presentation of what he said was a photograph of what he said was a tear gas canister, dela Rosa interrupted him to say that was not a tear gas but a smoke grenade.
The follow-up to the Italian adult animated drama Tear Along the Dotted LineThis World Can't Tear Me Down may not be quite as great as its predecessor, but it's still more than good enough to be considered one of the best adult cartoons.
But though it renounced “first use” of tear gas in wartime, the U.S. government has been reluctant to back down from its long-standing insistence that RCAs like tear gas are not chemical weapons.
It’s unclear which agency deployed the tear gas, but Portland police said they did not deploy CS gas, a commonly used type of tear gas.
More commonly referred to as watery eyes, Epiphora is when there is excessive tear production or blocked tear ducts.
Curious if his ligament is a complete tear or patrial tear.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon to halt protest as China National Day nearsHong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse anti-government protesters.
To Arabs and Turks, the tear gas falling on the streets of Ferguson was no different from the tear gas falling on Pearl Roundabout in Bahrain, Mohamed Mahmoud Street in Egypt, or Istiklal Caddesi in Turkey.
I don’t know I’ve said before if we ever reach to Belmopan we should just tear that up, tear up the contract.
Sayer's show used his hit " The Show Must Go On ": he changed the lyrics in the second verse slightly, from "I wish I could tear down the walls of this theatre" to "I wish I could tear down the walls of this Muppet theatre".
Tori Amos, "Tear in Your Hand," Little Earthquakes Amos also mentions Gaiman in her songs, "Tear in Your Hand" ("If you need me, me and Neil'll be hangin' out with the dream king.
Above the bed is this canopy, which actually brings a tear to my eye it's so pretty.
According to reports, groups of Nigerian and Syrian migrants fought in the night, forcing the intervention of the police, who used tear gas to stop the fights.
Addressing a town hall in Hollis, DeSantis vowed to fulfill a broken Trump promise and complete a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border while pledging to tear down Washington’s traditional power centers in ways Trump fell short.
A fellow singer-songwriter, producer, session player, and side man, Abney requires surgery on a tear in his vocal cords.
After averaging 6.9 sacks per season over his first five years with the Ravens, Judon has been on a tear since arriving in Foxborough.
After Graham underwent an initial surgery, he was discharged without anyone realizing he had a tear to his rectum.
After months of planning, the initial work to tear the structure down has now begun.
After what seemed like a sluggish start by ’s standards – including a six-run defeat to Mexico – the Americans have been on a tear, looking as dominant as ever these past few games.
Akram Rajoub, the governor of Jenin, said the military prevented medical teams from evacuating the wounded and fired tear gas which seeped into the government hospital, affecting infants and interrupting surgeries.