shed a tear (English, verb)
expansion: shed a tear (third-person singular simple present sheds a tear, present participle shedding a tear, simple past and past participle shed a tear)
Senses:
glosses: To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To take a dram, or glass of spirits.
tags: Ireland
UK
obsolete
slang
Forms:
form: sheds a tear
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shedding a tear
tags: participle
present
form: shed a tear
tags: participle
past
form: shed a tear
tags: past