1. (

• crying ,
• weeping ,
• tears

) the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" ;

1. (

• tear ,
• rupture ,
• snap ,
• bust ,

) separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" ;

2. (

• tear ,

) to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" ;

3. (

• tear ,
• shoot ,
• shoot_down ,
• charge ,
• buck ,

) move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" ;

4. (

• pluck ,
• pull ,
• tear ,
• deplume ,
• deplumate ,
• displume

) strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" ;

5. (

• tear

) fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing" ;