tear, v.
(tearing, tears, tore, torn)
freq. cnt. 29
(tearing, tears, tore, torn)
freq. cnt. 29
separate or cause to separate abruptly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
bust rupture snap tear
sample sentences
"The rope snapped""tear the paper"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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They %s the sheets
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The ropes %s
The strong winds %s the rope
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The ropes %s
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
to separate or be separated by force
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
tear
sample sentences
"planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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move quickly and violently
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buck charge shoot shoot down tear
sample sentences
"The car tore down the street""He came charging into my office"
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
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Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
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Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
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Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
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Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
hyponym
strip of feathers
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
deplumate deplume displume pluck pull tear
sample sentences
"pull a chicken""pluck the capon"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
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Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
fill with tears or shed tears
<verb.body>
tear