5. To move violently; to agitate. "Once I loved torn ocean's roar."
Byron.
To tear a cat, to rant violently; to rave; — especially applied to
theatrical ranting. [Obs.] Shak. — To tear down, to demolish violently;
to pull or pluck down. — To tear off, to pull off by violence; to
strip. — To tear out, to pull or draw out by violence; as, to tear out
the eyes. — To tear up, to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by
violence; as, to tear up a floor; to tear up the foundation of
government or order.
Tear (?), v. i. 1. To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent;
as, this cloth tears easily.
2. To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence;
hence, to rage; to rave.
Tear (?), n. The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a
fissure. Macaulay.
Wear and tear. See under Wear, n.
Tear"er (?), n. One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or
raves with violence.
Tear"-fall`ing (?), a. Shedding tears; tender. [Poetic] "Tear-falling
pity." Shak.
Tear"ful (?), a. Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as,
tearful eyes. — Tear"ful*ly, adv. — Tear"ful*ness, n.
Tear"less, a. Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. —
Tear"less*ly, adv. — Tear"less*ness, n.
Tear"pit` (?), n. (Anat.) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of
most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of
being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.
Tear"-thumb` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of plants
of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed
prickles.
Tear"y (?), a. 1. Wet with tears; tearful.