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- [tair]
- /tɛər/
- /ˈteərə /
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- [tair]
- /tɛər/
Definitions of tearer word
- verb with object tearer to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew. 1
- verb with object tearer to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear wrappings from a package; to tear a book from someone's hands. 1
- verb with object tearer to distress greatly: anguish that tears the heart. Synonyms: break, crack, shatter, afflict. 1
- verb with object tearer to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war. Synonyms: disunite, split, splinter. Antonyms: unite, reunite, join, bind. 1
- verb with object tearer to wound or injure by or as if by rending; lacerate. Synonyms: cut, mangle, slash. 1
- verb with object tearer to produce or effect by rending: to tear a hole in one's coat. 1
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Origin of tearer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Tearer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tearer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.