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tearing
Overview of noun tearing
The noun tearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)
Overview of verb tear
The verb tear has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (19) tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper")
2. (7) tear -- (to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars")
3. (2) tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office")
4. (1) pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume -- (strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon")
5. tear -- (fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing")
Overview of adj tearing
The adj tearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy -- (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tearing
1 sense of tearing
Sense 1
lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun tearing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tearing
1 sense of tearing
Sense 1
lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Antonyms of noun tearing
Member Holonyms of noun tearing
Substance Holonyms of noun tearing
Part Holonyms of noun tearing
Member Meronyms of noun tearing
Substance Meronyms of noun tearing
Part Meronyms of noun tearing
Meronyms of noun tearing
Holonyms of noun tearing
Attributes of noun tearing
Derived Forms of noun tearing
1 sense of tearing
Sense 1
lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
RELATED TO>(verb) tear#5
=> tear
Domain of noun tearing
Domain Terms of noun tearing
Familiarity of noun tearing
tearing used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun tearing
1 sense of tearing
Sense 1
lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> control
=> breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
=> respiration
=> breath
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
=> insemination
=> sleeping
=> reaction, response
=> crying, weeping, tears
=> ablactation
=> anastalsis
=> discharge, emission, expelling
=> expectoration
=> festering, suppuration, maturation
=> healing
=> hypostasis
=> lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
=> lactation
=> opsonization, opsonisation
=> overactivity
=> peristalsis, vermiculation
=> perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
=> phagocytosis
=> pinocytosis
=> placentation
=> psilosis
=> tanning
=> transpiration
Meronyms of noun tearing
1 sense of tearing
Holonyms of noun tearing
Grep of noun tearing
tearing
tearing down
Antonyms of verb tear
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tear
5 senses of tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Also See> tear up#1; tear apart#1; tear down#1
Sense 2
tear
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Sense 3
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
=> strip
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sense 5
tear
=> cry, weep
=> express emotion, express feelings
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tear
3 of 5 senses of tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
=> lacerate
=> rend, rip, rive, pull
=> shred, tear up, rip up
Sense 2
tear
=> cleave, split, rive
Sense 3
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
=> rip
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tear
5 senses of tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
Also See> tear up#1; tear apart#1; tear down#1
Sense 2
tear
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
Sense 3
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Sense 4
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
=> strip
Sense 5
tear
=> cry, weep
'Cause To' of verb tear
Derived Forms of verb tear
3 of 5 senses of tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
RELATED TO>(noun) tear#4
=> tear
RELATED TO>(noun) tear#2
=> rip, rent, snag, split, tear
Sense 2
tear
RELATED TO>(noun) tear#4
=> tear
RELATED TO>(noun) tear#2
=> rip, rent, snag, split, tear
Sense 5
tear
RELATED TO>(noun) tear#1
=> tear, teardrop
RELATED TO>(noun) tearing#1
=> lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
Domain of verb tear
Domain Terms of verb tear
Familiarity of verb tear
tear used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb tear
5 senses of tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
EX: They tear the sheets
Sense 2
tear
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
tear
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb tear
5 senses of tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up
=> polarize, polarise
=> sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
=> disjoin, disjoint
=> disjoint, disarticulate
=> disconnect
=> cut
=> tear
=> joint
=> gin
=> break
=> sever, break up
=> tear, rupture, snap, bust
Sense 2
tear
> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up
=> polarize, polarise
=> sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
=> disjoin, disjoint
=> disjoint, disarticulate
=> disconnect
=> cut
=> tear
=> joint
=> gin
=> break
=> sever, break up
=> tear, rupture, snap, bust
Sense 3
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> barge, thrust ahead, push forward
=> tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
=> dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
Sense 4
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
> strip
=> skin, peel, pare
=> bark, skin
=> decorticate
=> pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
Sense 5
tear
> cry, weep
=> wail, whimper, mewl, pule
=> bawl
=> tear
=> sob
=> snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tear
Sense 1
tear, rupture, snap, bust
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
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Sense 2
tear
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
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Sense 3
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
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Sense 4
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
=> strip
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Sense 5
tear
=> cry, weep
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Grep of verb tear
tear
tear apart
tear away
tear down
tear into
tear off
tear up
teargas
Antonyms of adj tearing
1 sense of tearing
Sense 1
fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy
INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild
Similarity of adj tearing
1 sense of tearing
Sense 1
fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy
=> intense (vs. mild)
Pertainyms of adj tearing
Attributes of adj tearing
Domain of adj tearing
Domain Terms of adj tearing
Familiarity of adj tearing
tearing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj tearing
tearing
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