tore

¹ American  

[tawr, tohr] / tɔr, toʊr /

verb

1. simple past tense of tear.

2. Nonstandard.  a past participle of tear.

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tore ² American  

[tawr, tohr] / tɔr, toʊr /

noun

1. a torus.

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tore ¹ British  

/ tɔː /

verb

1. the past tense of tear 1

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tore ² British  

/ tɔː /

noun

1. architect another name for torus

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Etymology

Origin of tore

< French < Latin torus

Example Sentences

Thompson, who takes his stage name from his wartime submachine gun, rose to fame during the bloody conflicts that tore Yugoslavia apart in the 1990s.

From Barron's

Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.

From Barron's

None of the later Sri Lankan batters could reach double figures as Nawaz and Shaheen tore through the middle and lower order.

From Barron's

The fire, which tore through seven of eight tower blocks in Tai Po district on Wednesday, is now "basically under control", Lee said.

From BBC

A fire tore through a Rialto apartment building Friday night, displacing 16 households, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times