torn
Meaning of torn
verb
- 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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Hyphenation of torn
torn
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- torn is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
torn synonyms
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Words that rhyme with torn
betorn, retorn, untorn, uptorn, attorn, outtorn, rettorn, upttorn
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