RhymeZone: tear definitions

Definitions of tear:

noun: the act of tearing
Example: "He took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
noun: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
Example: "His story brought tears to her eyes"
noun: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
noun: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
verb: move quickly and violently
verb: fill with tears or shed tears
Example: "Her eyes were tearing"
verb: to separate or be separated by force
verb: separate or cause to separate abruptly
Example: "Tear the paper"
verb: strip of feathers
name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #49083)