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

/ tɔː /

noun

1. architect another name for torus

tore

²

/ tɔː /

verb

1. the past tense of tear 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of tore¹

< French < Latin torus

Word History and Origins

Origin of tore¹

C17: from French, from Latin: torus

Example Sentences

But the ferocious winds that followed the blaze ripped through the area and tore more than half of the remaining avocados off the trees, scattering them across his 2-acre farm.

From Los Angeles Times

The hit also tore his lateral cruciate ligament, shredded the cartilage in his knee and tore the hamstring off the bone.

From Los Angeles Times

They tore into Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr. immediately in the cold open, lampooning Trump's cast of oddballs using some of their own.

From Salon

That was until the water became a torrent and tore the ground away beneath their feet.

From BBC

"It tore some of my innocence out sending those photos," she added.

From BBC