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

“Let’s get out of here,” I yelled at Rowdy, and tore out down a game trail like a scalded cat.

From Literature

Mindlessly, I tore chunks off and ate, swallowing huge pieces before I chewed.

From Literature

“When the Eaton fire tore through my district, so many families were forced into an impossible choice,” Chu said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Hill tore his knee and missed most of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

India's media tore into the team on Monday morning.

From Barron's