intransitive verb. undefined

In botany, having deep and irregular marginal incisions, as if produced by tearing; lacerate.

noun. A Middle English form of turn.

noun. In heraldry, a bearing representing an ancient spinning-wheel.

p. p. of tear.

verb. Past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).

adjective. disrupted by the pull of contrary forces

adjective. having edges that are jagged from injury

"Mechanically he ran the rope under the sleeve of his life-jacket; a mighty jerk seemed likely to pull him in halves as the smack sheered; then a heavy, dragging pain came -- he was being torn, torn, _torn_."

intact  

divided  injured  

Born  Horn  Horne  Lorne  Thorn  

affected  aggravated  agonized  alienated  broken  

tear  

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