tore
adjectiveverbnounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//tɔː(ɹ)//
- United States//tɔɹ//
- Scotland//toːɹ//
- //to(ː)ɹ//
The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteHard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
- 2
obsoleteStrong, sturdy; great, massive.
- 3
obsoleteFull; rich.
Etymology
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”). Cognate with Old High German zur- (“mis-”, prefix), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌶- (tuz-, “hard, difficult”, prefix), Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad, ill, difficult”, prefix). More at dys-.
verb
- 1
Also a form of tearsimple past of tear (“rip, rend, speed”).
- 2
Also a form of tearpast participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)
[…]that a Spirit came into him that did make him quake and tremble ſo exceedingly that he thought it would have tore him, &c[…]
Upon my honor, Sir, you have tore every bit of ſkin quite off the back of both my hands with your forceps, cried my uncle Toby[…]
"Would've tore your head clean off," Dudley was bellowing. "Would've snapped it off your neck like wet toilet paper[…]
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
Variant of torusAlternative form of torus.
Etymology
See torus.
noun
- 1
The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
the more Tore you have, the less Quantity of Hay will do
Etymology
Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.
Forms
- plural
- tores
- comparative
- more tore
- superlative
- most tore
tore · The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
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