Tear+off

  • 101dab off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dab off : present tense I/you/we/they dab off he/she/it dabs off present participle dabbing off past tense dabbed off past participle dabbed off to remove something from a surface by gently touching it several …

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  • 102dab off — ˌdab ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dab off he/she/it dabs off present participle dabbing off past tense …

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  • 103rip off — {v.}, {slang} (Stress on off ) Steal. * /The hippies ripped off the grocery store./ …

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  • 104rip off — {v.}, {slang} (Stress on off ) Steal. * /The hippies ripped off the grocery store./ …

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  • 105To break off — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …

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  • 106write-off — noun 1. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset • Syn: ↑write down • Derivationally related forms: ↑write down (for: ↑write down), ↑write off …

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  • 107To pull off — Pull Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows.… …

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  • 108cut off — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. sever, separate, tear out, disinherit; see cut 1 , disinherit , remove 1 , separate 2 . 2. [To interrupt] Syn. intrude, break in, intervene, disconnect; see halt 2 , interrupt 2 …

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  • 109strip off —  See tear a strip …

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  • 110Tare — Tear Tear (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to… …

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