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tare
Noun
  • A vetch, or the seed of a vetch. rare
  • A damaging weed growing in fields of grain. rare
Noun
  • The empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight.
Verb
  • To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise. chiefly business and law
  • To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point. sciences
Verb
  • simple past tense of tear obsolete
Noun
  • Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.
tear
Verb
  • To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. transitive
  • To injure as if by pulling apart. transitive
  • To cause to lose some kind of unity or coherence. transitive
  • To make (an opening) with force or energy. transitive
  • To remove by tearing. transitive, often with off or out
  • To demolish transitive, of structures, with down
  • To become torn, especially accidentally. intransitive
  • To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence. intransitive
  • To smash or enter something with great force. intransitive
Noun
  • A hole or break caused by tearing.
  • A rampage. slang
Noun
  • A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
  • Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
  • A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass. glass manufacture
  • That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
Verb
  • To produce tears. intransitive