Contact and joining

Synonyms for tear

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

separate or cause to separate abruptly

The strap began to tear under the heavy load.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

snap

Same sentence, swapped: The strap began to snap under the heavy load.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for tear as it is used in the sentence above.

buck
pull
drill

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

jamverbcrushcrush or bruiseFoothills levelverb, adjectiveevenmake level or straightFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lineverb, noundrawmake a mark or lines on a surfaceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line loadverbchargeprovide (a device) with something necessaryFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line plantverbsetput or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the groundFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line pluckverbtweakpull or pull out sharplyRidgeline plugverbsecurefill or close tightly with or as if with a plugTreelineHas a reason line recentlyadverblatelyin the recent pastFoothills

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