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teardrop

noun
/ˈtɪədɹɒp/

Etymology

From tear + drop.

  1. derived from *dʰrebʰ-✻ — “to drip, drop”
  2. inherited from *drupô✻ — “drop (of liquid)”
  3. inherited from *dropō✻ — “drop (of liquid)”
  4. inherited from dropa — “a drop”
  5. inherited from drope — “small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots on the skin”
  6. inherited from droppe
  7. compounded as teardrop — “tear + drop”

Definitions

  1. a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

    • Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.

  2. The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a…

    The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).

The neighborhood

Derived

teardrop tomato, teardrop trailer, teardrop tubeshoulder

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA