3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Blear \Blear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blearing}.] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E. blink. See {Blink}, and cf. {Blur}.] 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. [1913 Webster] That tickling rheums Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] {To blear the eye of}, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Blear \Blear\, a. [See {Blear}, v.] 1. Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes. [1913 Webster] His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim. [1913 Webster] Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: blear adj : tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {bleary}, {bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}] v : make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blur}] [ant: {focus}]
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