hot tear

[ tair ]

noun

1. a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot tear¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

By tossing the hot tear gas cartridges into the water solution, “what they do is extinguish the pyrotechnical charge so the tear gas cannot come out anymore,” said Sven Eric Jordt, a professor of anesthesiology at Duke University.

From Seattle Times

Some used hand protection so that they could throw hot tear gas canisters back at police.

From Washington Post

Mari blinked out a very hot tear.

From Nature

Her words burn all the way down my neck into my chest like a scalding hot tear.

From Literature

I’m merely saying that it can bring a hot tear to the eye, that kind of sentiment.

From The New Yorker