tore

IPA: tˈɔr

(geometry) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.
The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
A village in Highland, Scotland.
(architecture) Alternative form of torus [(geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).]

Examples of "tore" in Sentences

Some planks I tore from the cabin floor, and I lit the boiler fire;
The tin also has a small piece of striker I tore from a box of matches.
His name tore through her mind, for she was certain she’d never see her betrothed again.
A searing pain tore through her stomach and she shrieked, trying not to writhe on the table.
A corner of the tarpaulin tore loose, and Shorty received a jet of driven snow down the back of his neck.
I never tore my urethra, but Urethra Franklin tore me a new one after I accidentally ate one of her twelve ham sandwiches.
Arrows screamed through the air at him, but every shot was blocked by trees that suddenly bent and roots that tore from the earth, dragging the arrows down to the ground.