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tear off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tear away, tear offverb

    rip off violently and forcefully

    "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"

Wiktionary

  1. tear offverb

    To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.

  2. tear offverb

    To leave or depart rapidly.

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  1. tear off

    To tear off is to forcibly or abruptly remove a piece or part of something by pulling it. This can apply to various contexts such as tearing off a piece of paper from a notepad, a page from a book, or a ticket stub. It can also refer to the act of leaving quickly or rushing off.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tear off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tear off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tear off in a Sentence

  1. Jared Huffman:

    I think the Republicans should just tear off the Band-Aid now, house Democrats are not going to let this go. But I bet Republicans want to get past this, too.

  2. Kenny McIntosh:

    I think it’s a blessing to have a lot of running-backs, it’s a lot of talent on the field on one team. It takes a lot of wear and tear off of each of our bodies, so all of us are getting opportunities to go out there and perform, and we love it.


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