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tore

1 American  
[tawr, tohr] / tɔr, toʊr /

verb

  1. simple past tense of tear.

  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of tear.


tore 2 American  
[tawr, tohr] / tɔr, toʊr /

noun

  1. a torus.


tore 1 British  
/ tɔː /

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 British  
/ tɔː /

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

Etymology

Origin of tore

< French < Latin torus

Example Sentences

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Stifel analyst Tore Svanberg told MarketWatch that investors seemed pleased that the company gave a firm timeline on the ramp of its Scorpio X fabric switches, a type of networking hardware used in data centers.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Yara, told the BBC that reduced crop yields as a result of lower fertiliser use could lead to a bidding war for food.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

"Current climate models do not capture this effect," Tore Hattermann warns.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

“Farmers are now being put in a real squeeze,” Yara Chief Executive Officer Svein Tore Holsether said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Tore out of there and left the tire swaying on the rope.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli

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