tear in WordNet English dictionary

1. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
   "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
   bust  tear  binge  bout 
   
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
   "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
   rip  rent  snag  split  tear 
   
3. the act of tearing
   "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
   tear 
   
4. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
   "his story brought tears to her eyes"
   tear  teardrop 
   

1. move quickly and violently
   "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
   tear  shoot  shoot down  charge  buck 
   
2. separate or cause to separate abruptly
   "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
   tear  rupture  snap  bust 
   
3. strip of feathers
   "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
   pluck  pull  tear  deplume  deplumate  displume 
   
4. fill with tears or shed tears
   "Her eyes were tearing"
   tear 
   
5. to separate or be separated by force
   "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
   tear