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torn
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
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To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
“He tore his coat on the nail.”
To injure as if by pulling apart.
“He has a torn ligament.”
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
“He was torn by conflicting emotions.”
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
“A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.”
(often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
“Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.”
(of structures, with down) To demolish
“The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.”
To become torn, especially accidentally.
“My dress has torn.”
To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
“He tore into the backlog of complaints.”
To smash or enter something with great force.
“The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.”
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He tore his coat on the nail.
He has a torn ligament.
He was torn by conflicting emotions.
A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
My dress has torn.
He tore into the backlog of complaints.
The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.
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