Definitions
How to pronounce tare:
Tare - as a noun
An adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
Any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
The weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
Tare - as a verb
To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.
To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
Example: "He tore his coat on the nail."
To injure as if by pulling apart.
Example: "He has a torn ligament."
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
Example: "He was torn by conflicting emotions."
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
Example: "A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite."
(often with off or out) to remove by tearing.
Example: "Tear the coupon out of the newspaper."
(of structures, with down) to demolish
Example: "The slums were torn down to make way for the new development."
To become torn, especially accidentally.
Example: "My dress has torn."
To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
Example: "He tore into the backlog of complaints."
To smash or enter something with great force.
Example: "The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry."
To produce tears.
Example: "Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind."
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Word Game Points
TARE has a SCRABBLE points total of 4.
TARE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 4.
TARE has a WORDFEUD points total of 4.
