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tear
2noun
1 noun MED injury caused by strainstróiceadh masc sracadh masc1 he sustained a muscle tear bhain stróiceadh matáin dó 2 noun MED injury involving a cutgearradh masc Show full entry
3 noun ripstróiceadh masc sracadh masc1 it has a tear in it tá sé stróicthe
verb
4 verb rip, separate 5 verb MED damage through strain TRANSITIVEstróic verb srac verb he tore his hamstring stróic sé teannán na hioscaide 6 verb remove forcefully TRANSITIVEstróic verb srac verb he tore the blankets off the bed shrac sé na blaincéid den leabashe tore the page from the book stróic sí an leathanach as an leabhar 7 verb MED of muscle, tendon, etc INTRANSITIVEstróic verb srac verb 8 verb move fast, rush INTRANSITIVEréab verb he was tearing around on a bike bhí sé ag réabadh thart ar rotharshe tore out of the shop amach as an siopa léi ar nós na gaoithe 9 verb tug or pull apart INTRANSITIVEhe was tearing at the ground bhí sé ag crúbáil ar an talamh 10 verb damage INTRANSITIVEit tore at his confidence scrios sé a mhuinín, chaill sé a mhuinín dá bharrthese policies are tearing at the economy tá na polasaithe seo ag déanamh an-dochar don gheilleagar, tá na polasaithe seo ag lot an gheilleagair