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tear

noun
  1. A hole or break caused by tearing.

    "A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam."

  2. A rampage.

    "to go on a tear"

verb
  1. 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."

  2. To injure as if by pulling apart.

    "He has a torn ligament."

  3. To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

    "He was torn by conflicting emotions."

Synonymsrend, rip

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