Found 2 items, similar to tare.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tare tare n 1: any of several weedy vetches grown for forage 2: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn: darnel, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum ] 3: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tare Tare \Tare\, obs. imp. of Tear. Tore. [1913 Webster] Tare \Tare\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. tare brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch the wild vetch.] 1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to be the Lolium temulentum, or darnel. [1913 Webster] Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? --Matt. xiii. 27. [1913 Webster] The “darnel” is said to be the tares of Scripture, and is the only deleterious species belonging to the whole order. --Baird. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus Vicia; especially, the Vicia sativa , sometimes grown for fodder. [1913 Webster] Tare \Tare\, n. [F. tare; cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. tara; all fr. Ar. tarah thrown away, removed, fr. taraha to reject, remove.] (Com.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc. [1913 Webster] Tare \Tare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tared; p. pr. & vb. n. Taring.] To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods). [1913 Webster] Tear \Tear\ (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. Tore (t[=o]r), ((Obs. Tare) (t[^a]r); p. p. Torn (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. Tearing.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel. t[ae]ra, Goth. gata['i]ran to destroy, Lith. dirti to flay, Russ. drate to pull, to tear, Gr. de`rein to flay, Skr. dar to burst. [root]63. Cf. Darn, Epidermis, Tarre, Tirade.] 1. To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh. [1913 Webster] Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions. [1913 Webster] 3. To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home. [1913 Webster] The hand of fate Hath torn thee from me. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair. [1913 Webster] 5. To move violently; to agitate. “Once I loved torn ocean's roar.” --Byron. [1913 Webster] To tear a cat, to rant violently; to rave; -- especially applied to theatrical ranting. [Obs.] --Shak. To tear down, to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. To tear off, to pull off by violence; to strip. To tear out, to pull or draw out by violence; as, to tear out the eyes. To tear up, to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by violence; as, to tear up a floor; to tear up the foundation of government or order. [1913 Webster]