Definition of "tore" []

• Past tense of tear1. (verb)
• See torus. (noun)

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• "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."
• "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."