Tear+off
31tear — I. /tɪə / (say tear) noun 1. a drop of the limpid fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland, appearing in or flowing from the eye, chiefly as the result of emotion, especially of grief. 2. something resembling or suggesting a tear, as a drop of a… …
32tear — I n 1. teardrop, drop, droplet, bead, globule. v 2.(all of the eyes) water, well or fill up with tears, get moist or dewy or teary; secrete tears, shed tears, weep, gush, overflow. II v 1. rip, rend, reave, rive, pull apart; shred, rip or pull to …
33tear strip — noun Etymology: tear (III) : the scored band in a can or added narrow ribbon in a wrapper or on a fiber box that provides an easy and defined way of opening * * * /tair/ a strip or string that is pulled to open a can, box, candy wrapper, etc. * * …
34tear out — Synonyms and related words: avulse, cut out, dash off, deracinate, dig out, dig up, disentangle, draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up, eradicate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excise, exsect, extract, extricate, get out, gouge out, grub up, hasten off,… …
35tear one off — vb to succeed in seduction, have sex (with). A less common version of tear off a piece and, like that expression, used mostly in the USA and Australia …
36tear someone off a strip — tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone/british informal phrase to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry …
37tear — Ⅰ. tear [1] ► VERB (past tore; past part. torn) 1) rip a hole or split in. 2) (usu. tear up) pull or rip apart or to pieces. 3) damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it. 4) (usu …
38tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. — tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. → tear …
39tear a strip off someone — ► tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. Main Entry: ↑tear …
40tear someone off a strip — ► tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. Main Entry: ↑tear …
