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TEAR OFF

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully

Example:

The passing bus tore off her side mirror

Synonyms:

rip off; tear away; tear off

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "tear off" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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