Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying.

You can use tears in expressions such as in tears, burst into tears, and close to tears to indicate that someone is crying or is almost crying.

If you tear paper, cloth, or another material, or if it tears, you pull it into two pieces or you pull it so that a hole appears in it.

Tear up means the same as tear2.

A tear in paper, cloth, or another material is a hole that has been made in it.

If something tears your flesh or skin, it cuts it badly.

If you tear one of your muscles or ligaments, or if it tears, you injure it by accidentally moving it in the wrong way.

To tear something from somewhere means to remove it roughly and violently.

If a person or animal tears at something, they pull it violently and try to break it into pieces.

If you tear somewhere, you move there very quickly, often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way.

If you say that a place is torn by particular events, you mean that unpleasant events which cause suffering and division among people are happening there.