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The statement for the series Tears is as follows.
1 tear n. 1a: a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by
the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids
to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion b pl: a
secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and
dampen the face 2 pl: an act of weeping or grieving <
broken into tears> 3: a transparent drop of fluid or
hardened fluid matter (as resin)
2 tear vi: to fill with tears: shed tears <eyes
tearing in the November wind - Saul Bellow>
3 tear vb 1a: to separate parts of or pull apart by
force: rend b: to wound by tearing: LACERATE <tear the
skin> 2: to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary
forces <a mind torn with doubts> 3: to remove by
force: WRENCH <tear a cover off a box> 4: to make or
effect by or as if by tearing <tear a hole in the
wall> vi 1: to separate on being pulled: rend<this
cloth tears easily> 2: to move or act with violence,
haste, or force <went tearing down the street>
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