razing leveling tearing down demolishing | complete destruction of a building |
tear | the act of tearing, he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear |
bust tear binge boutd | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking, they went on a bust that lasted three days |
torus tore | commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column |
lacrimal gland lachrymal gland tear gland | any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears |
lacrimal duct lachrymal duct tear duct | any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands |
lacrimal sac tear sac dacryocyst | either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands |
tear teardrop | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands, his story brought tears to her eyes |
tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication |
rip rent snag split tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart, there was a rip in his pants, she had snags in her stockings |
depreciation wear and tear | decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use |
lacrimation lachrymation tearing watering | shedding tears |
tear gas teargas lacrimator lachrymator | a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them, used in dispersing crowds |
tear | fill with tears or shed tears, Her eyes were tearing |
tear away tear off | rip off violently and forcefully, The passing bus tore off her side mirror |
pan tear apart trash | express a totally negative opinion of, The critics panned the performance |
lam into tear into lace into pitch into lay into | hit violently, as in an attack |
pluck pull tear deplume deplumate displume | strip of feathers, pull a chicken, pluck the capon |
tear | to separate or be separated by force, planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars |
tear rupture snap bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly, The rope snapped, tear the paper |
shred tear up rip up | tear into shreds |
level raze rase dismantle tear down take down pull down | tear down so as to make flat with the ground, The building was levelled |
tear shoot shoot down charge buck | move quickly and violently, The car tore down the street, He came charging into my office |
war-torn war-worn | laid waste by war |
lacerate lacerated mangled torn | having edges that are jagged from injury |
fierce tearing vehement violent trigger-happy | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions, inclined to react violently, fervid, fierce loyalty, in a tearing rage, vehement dislike, violent passions |
torn | disrupted by the pull of contrary forces, torn between love and hate, torn by conflicting loyalties, torn by religious dissensions |