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Tore vs Tyre - What's the difference?

tore | tyre |

As nouns the difference between tore and tyre

is that tore is alternative form of lang=en while tyre is the ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.

As an adjective tore

is hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.

As a verb tore

is simple past of tear (rip, rend, speed).

As a proper noun Tyre is

an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenecia, in present-day Lebanon.

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)

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    * English irregular simple past forms ----

    tyre

    English

    (wikipedia tyre)

    Etymology 1

    The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the word derives from (attire), while other sources suggest a connection with the verb to'' (tie). The spelling ''tyre'' is used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand after being revived in the 19th century. Both ''tyre'' and (tire) were used in the 15th and 16th centuries. The United States did not adopt the revival of ''tyre'', and ''(tire) is the only spelling currently used there and in Canada.

    Alternative forms

    * (qualifier) tire

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
    • Usage notes
    Tyre is one of the few words where Canadian usage prefers the US spelling over the British/Commonwealth spelling.
    Related terms
    * pneumatic tyre * spare tyre

    Etymology 2

    From Tamil.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (India) curdled milk

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (-)
  • attire

    • References

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