Remove by ripping
To tear off is to remove something by ripping: She tore off the wrapping paper.
It also means to leave in a hurry: He tore off down the street.
To tear off a piece of work is to produce it rapidly, often implying impressive speed: She tore off three chapters in a weekend.
Torn fragment
perforate · yank · pull · strip · peel · snatch · grab · detach · wrench · tug
Quick burst or pinch
rush · zoom · flee · escape · hurry · run · dart · scram · fly · hustle
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Remove by ripping
To tear off is to remove something by ripping: She tore off the wrapping paper.
It also means to leave in a hurry: He tore off down the street.
To tear off a piece of work is to produce it rapidly, often implying impressive speed: She tore off three chapters in a weekend.
1. rip — shred, Torn fragment; rend (Tear apart violently); tatter (Torn cloth fragment); rip up (Destroy by tearing apart); perforate · yank · pull · strip · peel · snatch · grab · detach · wrench · tug
2. speed — dash, Quick burst or pinch; bolt (Threaded rod for nuts); sprint (Brief maximum-speed effort); race (Competition of speed); rush · zoom · flee · escape · hurry · run · dart · scram · fly · hustle
METHOD OF ATTACHMENT/REMOVALtear off ≠ attach Join or connect; affix · fasten · ease off · secure · pin on
DIRECTION OF CONNECTIONtear off ≠ attach Join or connect; join · connect · affix · put on · adhere
manner of removaltear off ≠ ease off Become less intense; unclip · unpeel · slide off
departures: leave, depart, exit, leaving, go; NASCAR: stock car, race car, pit stop, pit crew, checkered flag
off, offer, tear, take off, cut off, turn off, tearing, offset, rip off
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/tear_off