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Shredded vs Tore - What's the difference?

shredded | tore |

As a verb shredded

is (shred).

As an adjective shredded

is cut or torn into narrow pieces.

As a noun tore is

custom, law.

shredded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shred)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • cut or torn into narrow pieces
  • (bodybuilding): Having extreme muscular definition.

    • tore

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Full; rich.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tear) (rip, rend, speed).
    • Usage notes
    * The past tense of the other verb (tear), meaning "produce liquid from the eyes", is (teared).

    Etymology 3

    See torus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture)
  • (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.

    • Etymology 4

    Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
    • (Mortimer)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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