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Definition tore

Etymology 1

From Middle English tor, tore, toor, from Old Norse tor- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”, prefix), from Proto-Germanic *tuz- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, ill, difficult”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?w?- (“to fail, be behind, be lacking”). Cognate with Old High German zur- (“mis-”, prefix), Gothic ???- (tuz-, “hard, difficult”, prefix), Ancient Greek ???- (dus-, “bad, ill, difficult”, prefix). More at dys-.

Adjective

tore (comparative more tore, superlative most tore)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
2. (dialectal or obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
3. (dialectal or obsolete) Full; rich.

Etymology 2

Verb

tore

1. simple past tense of tear (rip, rend, speed).

Etymology 3

See torus.

Noun

tore (plural tores)

1. (architecture) Alternative form of torus
2. (geometry) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
3. The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.

Etymology 4

Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.

Noun

tore (uncountable)

1. The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.

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