What is the meaning of tears?

noun

• A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands.
  • usage: "his story brought tears to her eyes"
  • synonyms: tear, teardrop
• An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
  • usage: "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
  • synonyms: rip, rent, snag, split, tear
• An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.
  • usage: "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
  • synonyms: bust, tear, binge, bout
• The act of tearing.
  • usage: "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
  • synonyms: tear
• The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds. )
  • usage: "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
  • synonyms: crying, weeping

verb

• Separate or cause to separate abruptly.
  • usage: "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
  • synonyms: tear, rupture, snap, bust
• To separate or be separated by force.
  • usage: "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
  • synonyms: tear
• Move quickly and violently.
  • usage: "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
  • synonyms: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
• Strip of feathers.
  • usage: "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
  • synonyms: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
• Fill with tears or shed tears.
  • usage: "Her eyes were tearing"
  • synonyms: tear