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This tool relates English terms to concepts from the SUMO ontology by means of mappings to WordNet synsets.

According to WordNet, the noun "tear" has 4 sense(s).

109410928 an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings".

100391086 the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear".

100510723 an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days".

105405324 a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes".

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