shed tears

: to set apart : segregate

: to cause to be dispersed without penetrating

: to cause (blood) to flow by cutting or wounding

: distinction, difference

: something (such as the skin of a snake) that is discarded in shedding

: a divide of land

: a slight structure built for shelter or storage

: a building that resembles a shed

: hut

: to put or house in a shed

: to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend

: to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate

: to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces

: damage from being torn (see ¹tear)

: the act of tearing something

: a hurried and violent rush : a tearing pace

: a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion

: a secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face

: an act of weeping or grieving

: to fill with tears (see ³tear) : shed tears