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| heteronym |
a word that is spelled the same as another but has a different pronunciation and meaning, such as "tear," meaning "to rip," and "tear," meaning the liquid discharge from the eye. |
| Jaws of Life |
trademark for an air-pressured tool having a pincerlike device able to rip apart a badly damaged vehicle in order to free a person trapped within. |
| lacerate |
to rip, mangle, or injure by tearing or ripping. [1/4 definitions] |
| tear2 |
to cause or make a rip in something. [2/12 definitions] |
| tear up2 |
to rip into small pieces or shreds. |
| tiderip |
a rip current caused by conflicting tides, or by a tidal current flowing over a rough seabed. |
| tusk |
to dig up, rip off, or gore with a tusk or tusks. [1/3 definitions] |
| unseam |
to undo to rip apart the seams of. |
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