Idioms for tear
tear it, Slang.
to ruin all hope; spoil everything.
tear one's hair,
to manifest extreme anxiety, grief, anger, or frustration: I'm so upset, I could just tear my hair out.
Also tear one's hair out.
Origin of tear
2
before 900; Middle English
teren (v.), Old English
teran; cognate with Dutch
teren, German
zehren to consume, Gothic
distairan to destroy, Greek
dérein to flay
synonym study for tear
1.
Tear,
rend,
rip mean to pull apart. To
tear is to split the fibers of something by pulling apart, usually so as to leave ragged or irregular edges:
to tear open a letter.
Rend implies force or violence in tearing apart or in pieces:
to rend one's clothes in grief.
Rip implies vigorous tearing asunder, especially along a seam or line:
to rip the sleeves out of a coat.
OTHER WORDS FROM tear
tear·a·ble, adjective tear·a·ble·ness, noun tear·er, noun un·tear·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby tear
teamwork,
teaneck,
teapot,
teapot dome,
teapoy,
tear,
tear 1,
tear apart,
tear around,
tear at,
tear away
British Dictionary definitions for tear into (1 of 3)
tear into
/ (tɛə) /
verb
(intr, preposition) informal
to attack vigorously and damagingly
British Dictionary definitions for tear into (2 of 3)
tear
1
/ (tɪə) /
noun
a drop of the secretion of the lacrimal glands
See tears
something shaped like a hanging drop
a tear of amber
Also called (esp Brit):
teardrop
Derived forms of tear
tearless, adjectiveWord Origin for tear
Old English
tēar, related to Old Frisian, Old Norse
tār, Old High German
zahar, Greek
dakri
British Dictionary definitions for tear into (3 of 3)
tear
2
/ (tɛə) /
verb tears, tearing, tore or torn
noun
Derived forms of tear
tearable, adjective tearer, nounWord Origin for tear
Old English
teran; related to Old Saxon
terian, Gothic
gatairan to destroy, Old High German
zeran to destroy
Scientific definitions for tear into
tear
[ tîr ]
A drop of the clear salty liquid secreted by glands (lacrimal glands) in the eyes. Tears wet the membrane covering the eye and help rid the eye of irritating substances.
Idioms and Phrases with tear into (1 of 2)
tear into
see rip into.
Idioms and Phrases with tear into (2 of 2)
tear