We have spotted TEAR (4 Letters) a total of 152 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with TEAR and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in
small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and
the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion.
Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the
nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows
the lids. |
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Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter;
also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or
resins. |
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That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge. |
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To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend;
to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or
flesh. |
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Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend;
as, a party or government torn by factions. |
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To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to
sunder; as, a child torn from its home. |
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To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair. |
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To move violently; to agitate. |
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To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as,
this cloth tears easily. |
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To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with
violence; hence, to rage; to rave. |
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The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a
fissure. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- New York Times: Apr 8, 2024
- LA Times: Mar 26, 2024
- Universal: Mar 21, 2024
- Daily Themed: Mar 19, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Mar 7, 2024
- Crosswords with Friends: Feb 24, 2024
- Daily Themed: Feb 12, 2024
- Newsday: Jan 30, 2024
- Daily Themed: Jan 20, 2024
- New York Times: Jan 15, 2024
- Crosswords with Friends: Jan 11, 2024
- Universal: Jan 10, 2024
- LA Times: Jan 9, 2024
- Thomas Joseph: Jan 8, 2024
- Eugene Sheffer: Jan 6, 2024
- Eugene Sheffer: Jan 2, 2024
- USA Today: Dec 26, 2023
- New York Times: Dec 25, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: Dec 24, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Dec 14, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Dec 4, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Nov 29, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: Nov 28, 2023
- USA Today: Nov 15, 2023
- USA Today: Nov 14, 2023
- Universal: Nov 13, 2023
- Newsday: Oct 23, 2023
- USA Today: Oct 11, 2023
- Daily Themed: Oct 3, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Sep 20, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Sep 16, 2023
- Daily Themed: Sep 13, 2023
- Newsday: Aug 15, 2023
- Newsday: Aug 13, 2023
- Newsday: Aug 9, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: Aug 7, 2023
- Daily Themed: Jul 28, 2023
- Daily Themed Mini: Jul 26, 2023
- New York Times: Jul 25, 2023
- USA Today: Jul 23, 2023
- Newsday: Jul 14, 2023
- USA Today: Jun 13, 2023
- Newsday: May 22, 2023
- Daily Themed: May 21, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: May 20, 2023
- Newsday: May 15, 2023
- USA Today: May 13, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: Apr 22, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: Apr 5, 2023
- Universal: Mar 22, 2023
- LA Times: Mar 16, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Mar 9, 2023
- Universal: Mar 7, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Mar 4, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Mar 1, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Feb 11, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Feb 8, 2023
- USA Today: Feb 7, 2023
- Newsday: Feb 5, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Feb 4, 2023
- USA Today: Feb 3, 2023
- USA Today: Feb 2, 2023
- Daily Themed: Feb 1, 2023
- LA Times: Jan 19, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Jan 11, 2023
- Daily Themed: Jan 7, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Dec 27, 2022
- Eugene Sheffer: Dec 22, 2022
- Universal: Dec 18, 2022
- Daily Themed: Dec 16, 2022
- Universal: Dec 6, 2022
- Eugene Sheffer: Dec 5, 2022
- USA Today: Nov 2, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: Oct 24, 2022
- Daily Themed: Oct 13, 2022
- New York Times: Oct 2, 2022
- Universal: Sep 23, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: Sep 22, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Aug 29, 2022
- LA Times: Aug 24, 2022
- LA Times: Aug 21, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Aug 18, 2022
- New York Times: Aug 17, 2022
- New York Times: Aug 14, 2022
- Daily Themed: Aug 12, 2022
- Daily Themed: Aug 8, 2022
- Newsday: Aug 6, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: Jul 31, 2022
- USA Today: Jul 29, 2022
- Daily Themed Mini: Jul 26, 2022
- USA Today: Jul 18, 2022
- Eugene Sheffer: Jul 16, 2022
- Daily Themed: Jul 15, 2022
- Thomas Joseph: Jul 13, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 11, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 5, 2022
- Newsday: Jul 2, 2022
- Universal: Jul 1, 2022
- Daily Themed: Jun 26, 2022
- Daily Themed: Jun 22, 2022
- LA Times: Jun 20, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: Jun 10, 2022
- Eugene Sheffer: May 25, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: May 19, 2022
- Daily Themed: May 15, 2022
- Daily Themed: May 7, 2022
- USA Today: Apr 25, 2022
- Premier Sunday: Apr 24, 2022
- Newsday: Apr 11, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: Apr 9, 2022
- New York Times: Apr 3, 2022
- Daily Themed: Mar 24, 2022
- Newsday: Mar 21, 2022
- Eugene Sheffer: Mar 16, 2022
- Daily Themed: Mar 14, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: Mar 13, 2022
- USA Today: Mar 11, 2022
- LA Times: Feb 17, 2022
- Daily Themed: Feb 14, 2022
- Universal: Feb 13, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Jan 29, 2022