tore off
Detached by ripping
Tore off is the past tense of tear off—to remove something by ripping or pulling forcefully: He tore off the wrapping paper.
It also means to leave hastily: She tore off down the street.
To tear off a piece of work is to produce it rapidly: He tore off three chapters in a weekend.
- yankedPulled abruptly
- skedaddledDeparted hastily, informally
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- ripTear apart forcibly
snatched · stripped · sheared · detached · dash · tear · pulled out · came apart · split open · escape · hit the gas · peel · rend · sever · shredded · removal · wrapper · frantic
speed of departure
tore offdawdled
Moved slowly, idly
lingered · moseyed along · stayed put · remained · shuffled off
off, offer, torn, offering, offered, tore, offers, intertwined, unworn