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tear off
tear 1 T0047100 (târ)v. tore (tôr), torn (tôrn), tear·ing, tears v.tr.1. a. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.b. To cause to be pulled apart unintentionally, as by accident: tore my pants on the barbed wire.c. To lacerate (the skin, for example).2. To make (an opening) in something by pulling it apart or by accident: I tore a hole in my stocking.3. To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the pipe from the wall.4. To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.v.intr.1. To become torn: The fabric does not tear easily.2. To move with heedless speed; rush headlong: tore off down the road; tore along the avenue.n.1. The act of tearing.2. The result of tearing; a rip or rent: The shirt has a small tear.3. A great rush; a hurry.4. Slang A carousal; a spree.Phrasal Verbs: tear around Informal 1. To move about in excited, often angry haste.2. To lead a wild life. tear at1. To pull at or attack violently: The dog tore at the meat.2. To distress greatly: Their plight tore at his heart. tear away To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly. tear down1. To demolish: tear down old tenements.2. To take apart; disassemble: tear down an engine.3. To vilify or denigrate. tear into1. To attack with great energy: tore into his opponent.2. To begin to do or eat something with great energy: tore into the meal. tear off Informal To produce hurriedly and casually: tearing off article after news article. tear up1. To tear to pieces.2. To make an opening in: tore up the sidewalk to add a drain.Idioms: on a tear In a state of intense, sustained activity: "After the Olympics, Bikila went on a tear, winning twelve of his next thirteen marathons" (Cameron Stracher). tear (one's) hair To be greatly upset or distressed.
[Middle English teren, from Old English teran; see der- in Indo-European roots.]
tear′er n.Synonyms: tear1, rip1, rend, split, cleave1
These verbs mean to separate or pull apart by force. Tear involves pulling something apart or into pieces: "She tore the letter in shreds" (Edith Wharton).
Rip implies rough or forcible tearing: Carpenters ripped up the old floorboards. Rend usually refers to violent tearing or wrenching apart and often appears in figurative contexts: The air was rent by thunder. The party was rent by factionalism. To split is to cut or break something into parts or layers, especially along its entire length or along a natural line of division: "They [wood stumps] warmed me twice—once while I was splitting them, and again when they were on the fire" (Henry David Thoreau).
Cleave most often refers to splitting with a sharp instrument: The butcher cleft the side of beef into smaller portions.
tear 2 T0074000 (tîr)n.1. a. A drop of the clear salty liquid that is secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye to lubricate the surface between the eyeball and eyelid and to wash away irritants.b. tears A profusion of this liquid spilling from the eyes and wetting the cheeks, especially as an expression of emotion.c. tears The act of weeping: criticism that left me in tears.2. A drop of a liquid or hardened fluid.intr.v. teared, tear·ing, tears To become filled with tears: The strong wind caused my eyes to tear.Phrasal Verb: tear up1. To have tears well in the eyes: At the funeral, the mourners began to tear up.2. To cause to have tears well in the eyes: By the movie's end, the whole audience was teared up.
[Middle English ter, from Old English tēar; see dakru- in Indo-European roots.]tear off (tɛə) vb1. (tr) to separate by tearing2. (intr, adverb) to rush away; hurry3. (tr, adverb) to produce in a hurry; do quickly and carelessly: to tear off a letter. 4. tear someone off a strip informal Brit to reprimand or rebuke someone forciblyadj(of paper, etc) produced in a roll or block and marked with perforations so that one section at a time can be torn offThesaurus| Verb | 1. | tear off - rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"tear awayremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
Translationstear off
tear off1. To pull or rip something off from a larger whole. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "off." He tore off a lump of bread and used it to wipe the gravy off the plate. It felt like it was going to tear my arm off! Would you mind tearing off a piece of paper from your notebook for me to use in class?2. To remove something with great haste. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "off." He tore off his jeans when he realized a spider had crawled up the pant leg. I tore the cushions off the sofa to try to find my keys.3. To leave or depart very quickly. The kids all tore off as soon as they heard the police car approaching. The motorcycle tore off down the street, ignoring stop signs and traffic lights on the way.See also: off, teartear something off (of) someone or something and tear something offto peel or rip something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Max tore the necklace off his victim and ran away with it. He tore off the necklace.See also: off, teartear off (from someone or something)to leave someone or something in a great hurry. I hate to tear off from you guys, but I'm late for dinner. It's time for me to go. I have to tear off.See also: off, teartear off1. Produce hurriedly and casually, as in He tore off a poem a day for an entire month. 2. Leave in a hurry, as in She tore off to the store because it was about to close. [c. 1900] See also: off, teartear offv.1. To remove something by ripping or tearing: She reached for the gift and tore off the wrapping paper. He grasped the sales tag and tore it off.2. To remove something quickly: I unbuttoned my jacket and tore it off. The feverish patient tore off the covers.3. To leave or drive off rapidly: The painting crew tore off in their van.4. To produce something hurriedly and casually: The new reporter tears off article after article. See also: off, teartear off in. to break away; to run away. Don’t tear off without having some of my pie. See also: off, tearEncyclopediaSeeteartear off
Related to tear off: tearing apartSynonyms for tear offverb rip off violently and forcefullySynonymsRelated Words- remove
- take away
- withdraw
- take
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