tore
past tense of tear
Kids Definition
tore
past tense of tear
Medical Definition
tore
past of tear
tore
verb
1
as in ripped
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it angrily tore the letter to shreds Synonyms & Similar Words
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- ripped
- shredded
- broke
- tattered
- rended
- split
- ribboned
- rent
- cut
- rived
- ruptured
- cleaved
- slashed
- lacerated
- gashed
- cleft
- mangled
- dissected
- butchered
- incised
- dismembered
- hacked
2
as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling tore the book from his hand Synonyms & Similar Words
- ripped
- yanked
- grabbed
- wrenched
- pulled
- snatched
- wrested
- pried
- seized
- severed
- forced
- extracted
- nabbed
- jerked
- amputated
- dissevered
- uprooted
- nipped
- prized
- snapped (up)
- cut (off)
- lopped (off)
- rooted (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reattached
3
as in raced
to proceed or move quickly she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring Synonyms & Similar Words
- raced
- flew
- scurried
- sped
- drove
- rushed
- hurried
- trotted
- ran
- traveled
- zipped
- chased
- blew
- jumped
- ripped
- scooted
- darted
- speeded
- run
- travelled
- blasted
- dashed
- stepped
- buzzed
- rammed
- scuttled
- bolted
- hurled
- whirled
- blazed
- jogged
- bowled
- hustled
- rustled
- zoomed
- careened
- hurtled
- motored
- breezed
- hied
- rocketed
- whisked
- pelted
- hastened
- barreled
- nipped
- coursed
- bustled
- belted
- bundled
- jetted
- galloped
- humped
- shot
- bombed
- beat it
- careered
- barrelled
- scampered
- sprinted
- hared
- streaked
- flitted
- highballed
- cannonballed
- made tracks
- shook a leg
- cracked (on)
- stepped on it
- scudded
- stampeded
- hotfooted (it)
- scuffled
- whizzed
- got a move on
- beetled
- overtook
- outran
- accelerated
- quickened
- outstripped
- outpaced
- stepped out
- arrowed
- caught up
- beelined
- fast-forwarded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dragged
- crept
- crawled
- poked
- lingered
- poked
- strolled
- hung (around or out)
- lagged
- loitered
- sauntered
- hanged (around or out)
- shuffled
- ambled
- lumbered
- tarried
- dallied
- plodded
- dawdled
- slowed (down or up)
- decelerated
- dillydallied