noun
Meaning 1
a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
teardrop
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈtɪədɹɒp/
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noun
Meaning 2
The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his story brought tears to her eyes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tear
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drop, drib, driblet
noun
Meaning 4
anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drop, bead, pearl
History
Etymology
From tear + drop.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: دَمْعَة (damʕa) — single tear
- Arabic: دمعة (damʕa) — single tear
- Arabic: دمعة (damʕa) — single tear
- Arabic: دمعة (damʕa) — single tear
- Bulgarian: сълза (sǎlza) — single tear
- Catalan: llàgrima — single tear
- Chinese Mandarin: 淚滴 /泪滴 (lèidī) — single tear
- Chinese Mandarin: 淚水 /泪水 (lèishuǐ) — single tear
- Chinese Mandarin: 眼淚 /眼泪 (yǎnlèi) — single tear
- Czech: slza — single tear
- Dutch: traan — single tear
- Finnish: kyynel — single tear
- French: larme — single tear
- Georgian: კურცხალი (ḳurcxali) — single tear
- Georgian: ცრემლის კურცხალი (cremlis ḳurcxali) — single tear
- German: Träne — single tear
- German: Tränentropfen — single tear
- Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr) — single tear
- Hungarian: könnycsepp — single tear
- Japanese: 涙の雫 (namida no shizuku) — single tear
- Japanese: 涙 (namida) — single tear
- Oromo: immimamaan — single tear
- Polish: łza — single tear
- Portuguese: lágrima — single tear
- Romani: aswin — single tear
- Romanian: lacrimă — single tear
- Russian: слеза́ (slezá) — single tear
- Russian: слези́нка (slezínka) — single tear
- Spanish: lágrima — single tear
- Swedish: tår — single tear
- Turkish: gözyaşı damlası — single tear
- Ottoman Turkish: اشك (eşk) — single tear
- Vietnamese: giọt nước mắt — single tear
- Vietnamese: giọt lệ — single tear
- Bulgarian: капка (kapka) — shape of a drop of liquid
- Finnish: pisara — shape of a drop of liquid
- French: goutte d’eau — shape of a drop of liquid
- Japanese: 涙滴型 — shape of a drop of liquid
- Polish: łza — shape of a drop of liquid
- Portuguese: gota — shape of a drop of liquid
- Spanish: lagrima — shape of a drop of liquid
- Turkish: gözyaşı damlası şekli — shape of a drop of liquid