avulse,v.|əˈvʌls| [f.āvuls-ppl. stem of āvellĕre, f.ā, ab from + vĕllere to pull, pluck.] To pull or pluck off, tear away. a1765Shenstone Odes 258 As though..ev'ry bough Like that the Trojan gather'd once, avuls'd, Were by a splendid successor supply'd.