tore

¹

[tawr, tohr]

verb

1. simple past tense of tear.

2. Nonstandard.,  a past participle of tear.

tore

²

[tawr, tohr]

noun

1. a torus.

tore

¹

/ tɔː /

verb

1. the past tense of tear 1

tore

²

/ tɔː /

noun

1. architect another name for torus

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

Instead of exploding, it strayed too close to an immense black hole, which tore it apart and consumed it piece by piece.

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Mrs Kennedy later tore up the letter, the court heard.

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After aiming his rifle almost casually, the fighter unleashed a storm of bullets that tore through the unarmed man.

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East German guards jumped out of the way as the train tore into the West at fifty miles per hour.

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Otters dove down and tore clams from the reef.

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