What does tore mean?

Definitions for tore
tɔr, toʊrtore

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. torus, torenoun

    commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

Wiktionary

  1. toreverb

    (rip, rend, speed).

  2. Etymology: From tor, tore, toor, from tor-, from tuz-, from dus-, from dēwǝ-. Cognate with zur-, 0344033F0336-, δυσ-. More at dys-.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Torepreterite, and sometimes participle passive of tea

    Upon his head an old Scotch cap he wore,
    With a plume feather all to pieces tore. Edmund Spenser.

  2. Toreverb

    Proportion according to rowen or tore upon the ground; the more tore the less hay will do. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

Wikipedia

  1. Tore

    Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name Thórir, which is composed of thorr which means thunder, and arr which means warrior. So Thunder Warrior or Thor's Warrior. The most famous person by this name is probably Tore Hund, who killed Olaf II of Norway at the Battle of Stiklestad.

ChatGPT

  1. tore

    A tore, also known as a torus, is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis coplanar with the circle. It forms a shape that looks like a doughnut or an inner tube. It is often used in mathematics and physics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tore

    of Tear

  2. Tore

    imp. of Tear

  3. Torenoun

    the dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring

  4. Torenoun

    same as Torus

  5. Torenoun

    the surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane

  6. Torenoun

    the solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes called an anchor ring

Wikidata

  1. Tore

    Tore is a small village on the Black Isle, in the Highland region of Scotland.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tore

    tōr, pa.t. of tear.

  2. Tore

    tōr, n. (prov.) dead grass.

Suggested Resources

  1. TORE

    What does TORE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TORE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tore in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tore in a Sentence

  1. Aimee Ingabire:

    Growing up as a refugee in Congo was a daily hardship. My parents struggled to provide basic necessities for my four brothers and I. The stress of living as refugees eventually tore my family apart, my parents divorced in 2005, when I was only 7 years old.

  2. Tyrone Jackson:

    We went in there and tore it up.

  3. Kate Taylor:

    She tore off down the lane and just left me laying there in the driveway screaming.

  4. Justice Robert Mandelbaum:

    The murder of Tessa Majors tore at the fabric of this entire city.

  5. Deputy District Attorney Christopher Peuvrelle:

    And while the entire community banded together to search for Kristin desperately, Paul and Ruben Flores did not join in, you will hear Ruben Flores would tear down missing posters of Kristin — tore down her smiling, beautiful face — called her a ‘dirty slut,’ all while her corpse was decomposing underneath his deck.

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