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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

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of tear 1
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tore

2

/ ɔː /

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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tore1

< French < Latin torus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tore1

C17: from French, from Latin: torus
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The plant closures tore up communities, vaporizing what had been stable union jobs.

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Instead he overhauled his team, tore up his policy offer and made Rachel Reeves shadow chancellor.

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The typical slot for the sketch show's political comedy tore into Donald Trump's widespread tariffs, with James Austin Johnson's take on the president predicting that his plan would "Make America Great Depression Again."

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For roughly one minute, a San José Police Department dog tore through the neck of an assailant without hesitation.

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But, days away from returning to live game action, May went to dinner in Arizona on July 10 and tore his esophagus on a bite of a salad that got lodged in his throat.

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