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 Definitions of blear  [ɪər]  

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Definition of 'blear' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) blear
to make dim, as with tears or inflammation.

2. (adj.) blear
(of the eyes) dim from tears.

3.  blear
dim; indistinct.

4. (n.) blear
a blur; cloudiness; dimness.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME bleri, blere, of obscure orig.)

Definition of 'blear' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) bleary, blear, bleary-eyed, blear-eyed
tired to the point of exhaustion

2. (verb) blur, blear
make dim or indistinct
"The fog blurs my vision"


Definition of 'blear' Webster Dictionary 

1.  blear
dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes

2.  blear
causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim

3. (verb) blear
to make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink



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