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torace

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /təˈɹeɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪs

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verb

Meaning 1

To tear apart, rend to pieces, rip up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English toracen, torasen (“to tear up, snatch away”), equivalent to to- + race. Related to rash.