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tore

/tɔɹ/noun, verb1 syllable

Tore means: move quickly and violently.

Synonyms for tore19

noun, as in commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

torus

verb, as in move quickly and violently

tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash

verb, as in strip of feathers

pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume

verb, as in separate or cause to separate abruptly

tear, rupture, snap, bust

verb, as in to separate or be separated by force

tear

verb, as in fill with tears or shed tears

tear

What does tore mean?6

verb

1

move quickly and violently“The car tore down the street”

2

strip of feathers“pull a chicken”

3

separate or cause to separate abruptly“The rope snapped”

4

to separate or be separated by force“planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars”

5

fill with tears or shed tears“Her eyes were tearing”

noun

1

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tore?48

three syllables

anymore
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All 48 rhymes for tore, grouped by syllable

Tore in a sentence

  • When he fell, the boy tore his shirt.AutoBot
  • Vengefully, she tore up the letter and threw the pieces into the flames.LoverofEnglish
  • Fingers shaking, he tore open the cellophane on the new pack of cigarettes.rul
  • In tears, she tore up his letter and threw it away.unknown
  • After she had read the letter, she tore it to pieces.CK
  • It was your child who tore my book to pieces.CK
  • She tore the letter into a thousand pieces.bluepie88
  • He tore a page out of his notebook.CH

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Forms of tore

as a noun

plural
tores