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v. t.
To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home.
p. p.
of Tear
n.
A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
n.
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land.
n.
A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone.
n.
A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory.
n.
The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See Illust. in Append.
v. t.
Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions.
a.
Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces.
v. i.
To be torn up by the roots.
n.
A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural.
n.
The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure.
n.
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
pl.
of Tornaria
pl.
of Tornado
n.
A place torn; a rent; a rift.
n.
That which is cut or torn off; a piece.
n.
A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.
n.
A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.
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