Definition of tear noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
tear
2noun
tɪə(r) tɪr
[usually plural]
see also tear1a drop of liquid that comes out of your eye when you cryA tear rolled down his face.She left the room in tears(= crying).He suddenly burst into tears(= began to cry).As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with tears.Their story will move you to tears(= make you cry).They reduced her to tears(= made her cry, especially by being cruel or unkind).Ann wiped a tear from her eye.The memory brought a tear to her eye(= made her cry).Most of the audience was on the verge of tears.I was close to tears as I told them the news.Desperately she fought back the tears(= tried not to cry).to shed tears of happinesstears of pain, joy, etc.The tears welled up in his eyes.teary
tɪəri tɪri
adjectiveteary eyesa teary smile/goodbye
Idioms
see blood, sweat and tears at bloodnoun, bored to death/tears at bored, crocodile tears at crocodile, end in tears at endverb
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