tore

1
[ tawr, tohr ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense of tear2.

  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of tear2.

Other definitions for tore (2 of 2)

tore2
[ tawr, tohr ]

noun
  1. a torus.

Origin of tore

2
<French <Latin torus

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British Dictionary definitions for tore (1 of 2)

tore1

/ (tɔː) /


verb
  1. the past tense of tear 1

British Dictionary definitions for tore (2 of 2)

tore2

/ (tɔː) /


noun
  1. architect another name for torus (def. 1)

Origin of tore

2
C17: from French, from Latin: torus

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