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21pull to pieces — ► tear (or pull) to pieces criticize harshly. Main Entry: ↑piece …
22pull someone to pieces — pull/rip/tear etc/ someone/something/to pieces phrase to criticize someone or something severely Every suggestion was pulled to pieces by the committee. Thesaurus: to criticize strongly …
23tear hair — pull out hair, rip out hair …
24tear out — Pull out, draw out by violence …
25tear up — Pull up, rip up …
26tear — tear1 /tear/, n. 1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. 2. this fluid …
27tear — I. /tɪə / (say tear) noun 1. a drop of the limpid fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland, appearing in or flowing from the eye, chiefly as the result of emotion, especially of grief. 2. something resembling or suggesting a tear, as a drop of a… …
28tear — I CRYING ♦♦♦ tears (Pronounced [[t]tɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] in tear 1, and [[t]te͟ə(r)[/t]] in tear2.) 1) N COUNT: usu pl Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying. Her eyes filled with tears... I just broke down and… …
29tear — I [[t]tɪər[/t]] n. 1) phl a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid 2) phl a drop of this fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp …
30tear — 1. v. & n. v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to pieces with some force (tear it in half; tore up the letter). 2 tr. a make a hole or rent in by tearing (have torn my coat). b make (a hole or rent). 3 tr.… …
