tear off

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teer awf, of]
- /tɪər ɔf, ɒf/
- /teə(r) ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teer awf, of]
- /tɪər ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of tear off words

adjective tear off designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank. 1
verb with object tear off to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew. 1
verb with object tear off to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear wrappings from a package; to tear a book from someone's hands. 1
verb with object tear off to distress greatly: anguish that tears the heart. Synonyms: break, crack, shatter, afflict. 1
verb with object tear off to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war. Synonyms: disunite, split, splinter. Antonyms: unite, reunite, join, bind. 1
verb with object tear off to wound or injure by or as if by rending; lacerate. Synonyms: cut, mangle, slash. 1

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Origin of tear off

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; adj., noun use of verb phrase tear off

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tear off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tear off

tear off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tear off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tear off

verb tear off

dash off — If you dash off to a place, you go there very quickly.
delaminate — to divide or cause to divide into thin layers
desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.

All 10 Synonyms of tear off