(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. / (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

(humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear. / To hold by the ears.

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.

(archaic) To plough.

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

(chiefly in combination) Having ears (of a specified type).

simple past tense and past participle of ear

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off / (informal) intimate gossip

(chiefly music, language learning) To play (an instrument) or sing or to learn music without reading or memorizing sheet music; to learn a language without instruction. / To do by guessing, to improvise.