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noun 
  1. A hole or break caused by tearing.
A small is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
Translations: 
  • German: Riss
verb (tears, tearing, tore, torn)
  1. (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
He tore his coat on the nail.
  1. (transitive) (followed by off or out) To remove by tearing.
Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
  1. (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
My dress has torn.
  1. (intransitive) To move at excessive speed.
He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: scheuren
  • French: se déchirer
  • German: reií�en
  • Italian: strappare
  • Spanish: desgarrar

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