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tore

1

[ tawr, tohr ]

verb

  1. simple past tense of tear 2.
  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of tear 2.


tore

2

[ tawr, tohr ]

noun

  1. a torus.

tore

1

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of tear 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tore

2

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. architect another name for torus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tore1

< French < Latin torus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tore1

C17: from French, from Latin: torus
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Minutes later Reed came up with the moment of the match as he picked up the ball in front of his own tryline and tore away at lightning pace.

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One night, a “government guy” rode around Prather Ranch in his pickup with a spotlight, and the wolves still “tore into two cows that I had to put down,” Torres said.

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That black dirt was a burn layer, created when fire tore through a settlement.

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Bullets tore through their home, fires engulfed buildings, and electricity lines sparked explosions.

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Taylor tore herself in two to make the follow-up, A Complicated Woman, which comes out on Friday.

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