torn
Meaning
-
past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
Synonyms
be ragged
rent asunder
be frayed
tag-rag
broken to pieces
full of holes
ripped apart
split open
be ripped
divided in parts
out-of-repair
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɔɹn/
tear
<tabs><tab title="Verb"><p><ol><li>To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.</li><li>To injure as if by pulling apart.</li><li>To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.</li><li>To make (an opening) with force or energy.</li><li>To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.</li><li>To demolish.</li><li>To become torn, especially accidentally.</li><li>To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.</li><li>To smash or enter something with great force.</li></ol></p></tab><tab title="Noun"><p><ol><li>A hole or break caused by tearing.</li><li>(slang) A rampage.</li></ol></p></tab><tab title="Noun"><p><ol><li>A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.</li><li>Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.</li><li>A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.</li><li>That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.</li></ol></p></tab></tabs>
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