tore
Meaning
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- simple past of tear (“rip, rend, speed”).
- (colloquial) past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɔː/
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tear
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- To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- To injure as if by pulling apart.
- To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
- To make (an opening) with force or energy.
- To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
- To demolish.
- To become torn, especially accidentally.
- To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
- To smash or enter something with great force.
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