Teared up (4)
I believe the answer is:
wept
'teared up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for wept that I've seen before include ""Jesus __" (shortest verse in the King James Bible)" , "Was unhappy" , ""Jesus ___" (St John's Gospel, xi. 35)" , "Exclude, prohibit" , "Shed tears of grief" .)