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tear
Noun 1
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A tear is hole made by pulling or ripping something.
I cannot wear a shirt with a tear in it!
tear
Noun 2
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A tear is a drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry.
I felt sorry when I saw the tears running down her face.
tear
Verb 1
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If you tear something you make a hole in it, or make it into two pieces, by pulling it apart. It is making a tear.
Paper is easier to tear than cloth.
I tore a hole in my pants when I fell on my knee.
I was so mad at her I tore her letter in half.
tear
Verb 2
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If someone is tearing, that person has tears coming from the eyes. Often, this is called "tearing up." Usually, this is when the person is not crying in a way that can be heard.
I tried to look brave, but started tearing up at the funeral.
My eye started to tear after I got sand in it.
She teared up when she heard the news.
out
Preposition
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Something that is out is not in.
Polly opened the door and went out.
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If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing..
Turn the light out before you leave.
The power's out so nothing's working.
I'm trying to find which light went out.
Oh, no! The fire's gone out again.
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Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside.
He took the pen out of his pocket.
Please, close the door as you go out.
If you walk out that door, you can't come back.
The car stopped and out came two men.
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far away
We live out in the country.
He's about half an hour out of Toronto.
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If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them.
You can't see the doctor now. He is out.
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to a number of people
We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived.
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away
Don't throw that out. I'm still using it.
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If something is out, you can look at or see it.
the sun is out
the flowers are out
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If something comes out of something, it comes from it.
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If something is out, it is available for sale.
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If something is out, it is not in fashion.
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If someone is out, they are not conscious.
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If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it.
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If mathx/math is made out of mathy/math, mathy/math is the material that mathx/math is made of.
out
Noun
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If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out.
There were two men on base and two outs.
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A way to escape is an out.