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Word entry · 4 letters

tear

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"Rip or weep"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /tɛə/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aertStarts with TEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. fill with tears or shed tears

Word origin

From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).

Used in a sentence

  • He tore his coat on the nail.
  • He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.
  • He was torn by conflicting emotions.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rip or weep4 letters
02Cry or rip4 letters

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