Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tear_off

1 sense of tear off

Sense 1
tear away, tear off -- (rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")