Meaning of tear in English

Noun

1. a drop of the liquid from your eye

Her eyes were filled with tears.

Verb

1. be full of tears

tear²

Noun

1. a rip in a piece of paper or other substance

a tear in her skirt

Verb

1. be pulled apart by force

This cloth tears easily.

2. pull apart or separate something by force so as damage or make hole in it

tear a page out of a notebook

3. pull violently away

tear plants up by the roots