ear

noun13

1. •
   a part of the body used for hearing, with one on each side of the head
2. •
   The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
3. •
   The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
4. •
   The fruiting body of a grain plant.

   • He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.
5. •
   The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.

   • Dionysius[…]would give no ear to his suit. — 1625
6. •
   That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.

   • the ears of a tub, skillet, or dish; The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow.
7. •
   An acroterium.
8. •
   A crossette.
9. •
   A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.

   • In journalism, ears flank the title as boxes in the left and right top corners of a publication (generally a newspaper). — 2006
10. •
    A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.
11. •
    The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
12. •
    (slang) A police informant.

    • No I'm not kidding, and if you don't give it to me I'll let it out that you’re an ear. — 1976
13. •
    A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.

verb4

1. •
   (humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear.

   • I eared her language. — 1613
2. •
   To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.

   • This corn ears well.
3. •
   To hold by the ears.

   • Sometimes, the helper eared the horse down; and sometimes he used a blindfold. — 1964
4. •
   (no longer used) To plough.

   • That power I have, discharge; and let them go To ear the land that hath some hope to grow, For I have none. — 1595

noun2

1. •
   Initialism of Enterprise Application Archive, a file format used to package Java applications.
2. •
   Initialism of estimated average requirements.