tear
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9.7
- noun
- /tɛr/
- Informal
- Warren is on his usual tear again, but Marea refuses to be drawn into an argument.
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Examples
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- Mac's on a bit of a tear.
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He might be on the tear somewhere.
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We went on a bit of a tear, I think is the way first moved to Vegas or to Texas.
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Yeah, Dinah was on a tear tonight.
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Yeah, Brenda's on another one of her tears.
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He was on a 36-hour coding tear, so he took a nap for a couple of hours.
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After a long week of work, we decided to go on a tear at the festival, enjoying food and drink with friends.
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They celebrated the team's victory by going on a wild tear, indulging in drinks and late-night dancing.
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Last night, we were on a tear at the party, sampling delicious dishes and toasting to good times.
Synonyms
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5.6
A short time of doing something a lot, like eating or drinking
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7.4
A party with a lot of eating or drinking
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4.7
A short period of heavy eating or drinking
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Compounds
61
3.7
A gas that makes people's eyes burn and makes them cry, used by police to break up crowds
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3.0
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
- Specialized
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7.2
A small pouch near the inner corner of the eye that collects tears before they drain into the nose
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Etymology
Tear (a period of wild eating or drinking) comes from the idea of 'tearing through' places or rules and from the verb for fast, violent action, so being 'on a tear' means doing many wild things quickly.