Tore vs Tote - What's the difference?
tore | tote |
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Full; rich.
(tear) (rip, rend, speed).
(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.
To carry or bear.
*, chapter=8
, title= To add up; to calculate a total.
(British) A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator
*1892 , Banjo Paterson,
*:He was a humorist of note and keen at repartee,
*:He laid the odds and kept a "tote ", whatever that may be,
As verbs the difference between tore and tote
is that tore is simple past of tear (rip, rend, speed) while tote is to carry or bear.As nouns the difference between tore and tote
is that tore is alternative form of lang=en while tote is a bag, specifically a tote bag.As an adjective tore
is hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.tore
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
Verb
(head)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)Etymology 4
Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.Anagrams
* English irregular simple past forms ----tote
English
(wikipedia tote)Etymology 1
Verb
(tot)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.}}