phrasal verb

Tear off

Rank #2194Letter TInseparable

2Sections

Remove part of a form or letter using your hands, not scissors

Meanings

  • Remove part of a form or letter using your hands, not scissors (separable [optional], International English)
  • Leave at high speed (intransitive, International English)
  • Remove with force (separable [optional], International English)
  • Remove completely (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • They TEAR OFF our electricity.
  • Don't TEAR me OFF when I'm speaking.
  • The storm TEAR OFF the village.

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