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How to sign: separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper";
See also: pull down, raze, rip up, rase, dismantle, tear apart, tear down, shred, tear up, trash, level, pan, take down
Similiar / Same: rupture, snap, bust
Categories: disunite, divide, part, separate
Within this category: lacerate, rend, shred
How to sign: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
"his story brought tears to her eyes";
Similiar / Same: teardrop
How to sign: fill with tears or shed tears
"Her eyes were tearing";
How to sign: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
"they went on a bust that lasted three days";
Similiar / Same: binge, bust, bout
Within this category: piss-up
