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to tear
  1. 1 to tear, to rip up
  2. 2 to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
  3. 3 to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
  4. 4 to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something
  5. 5 to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • The girl tore the cloth.

    sense 1 · to tear

  • I am so busy that I have no time to spare.

    sense 4 · to spare (time, money, etc.)

  • He tore the book apart.

    sense 1 · to tear

  • She tore the letter to pieces.

    sense 1 · to tear

  • He tore the newspaper in half.

    sense 1 · to tear

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