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Uncommontore
The correct spelling is tore.
How to pronounce tore
/tɔː/
adjectiveIPA: /tɔː/
Say it like: Tor-e
The correct spelling is tore. Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious. For example: "He tore his coat on the nail."
Usage Examples
“He tore his coat on the nail.”
“He has a torn ligament.”
“He was torn by conflicting emotions.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
- 2.Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
- 3.Full; rich.
verb
- 1.To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- 2.To injure as if by pulling apart.
- 3.To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
- 4.To make (an opening) with force or energy.
- 5.(often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
noun
- 1.The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
- 2.The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.
- 3.A topological space which is a product of two circles.
- 4.The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut.
- 5.(in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles.
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