tear: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with T · ends with R
Meaning of tear
verb
- transitive
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
Example: He tore his coat on the nail.
- transitive
To injure as if by pulling apart.
Example: He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.
- transitive
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
Example: He was torn by conflicting emotions.
- transitive
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
Example: A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
Listed forms: tears, tearing, tore, torn.
Source: Wiktionary — tear.
noun
A hole or break caused by tearing.
Example: A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
- slang
A rampage.
Example: to go on a tear
Listed forms: tears.
Source: Wiktionary — tear.
noun
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
Example: Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
Listed forms: tears, teare.
Source: Wiktionary — tear.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tear.
noun
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
noun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tear in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tear
T(1) + E(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tear
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tear
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tear. Showing up to 24, longest first.