In plain English
This means damage where a material has opened into a thin split or a hole. It applies to cloth, paper, and other similar materials. The damage is caused by pulling or ripping.
In context
Here, "tear" reports a long narrow split or hole in fabric or another similar soft material caused by pulling or ripping.
- Situation
- Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
- What it communicates
- identifies a rip noted in fabric or other soft material.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not show the size or seriousness of the damage beyond it being a long narrow split or hole.
Examples
“A tear ran down the paper bag when he lifted it by one handle.”
“She noticed a tear in the curtain as she drew it closed.”