Real Dictionary

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

tear damaging or moving
verb: 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 in American English 1
to pull apart or separate into pieces by force; rip or rend (cloth, paper, etc.)
noun: a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles

tear in American English 2
a drop of the salty fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland to lubricate the eyeball, kill bacteria, etc.: in humans, tears may flow for emotional reasons due to the tightening of muscles near the glands
to fill with tears
intransitive verb: to become torn
transitive verb: to pull apart or in pieces by force, esp. so as to leave ragged or irregular edges

tear in British English 1
noun: a drop of the secretion of the lacrimal glands

tear in British English 2
verb: to cause (material, paper, etc) to come apart or (of material, etc) to come apart; rip