teren

Middle English

/ˈtɛːrən/, /ˈtɛːrən/

verb
Definitions
  • To tear; to split apart or forcibly separate (often by ripping)
  • To remove part of a creature's body (often with one's body parts).
  • To ruin, damage, or destroy garments or hair; to make clothing unusable.
  • To puncture or impale; to make a hole or indentation in something.
  • To extract or pull off part of one's body (usually the hair).
  • To lash; to strike one's skin with a whip or similar implement as to injure.
  • To pull down or demolish a building; to raze or level.
  • (usually in the past participle) To make tattered or worn; to overuse.
  • (rare) To forcibly move or remove.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English teran (tear, lacerate) inherited from Proto-Germanic *teraną (tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*teraną

Gloss

tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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