tearing-off

  • 1tearing off — index avulsion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Tearing — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3tear off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tear off : present tense I/you/we/they tear off he/she/it tears off present participle tearing off past tense tore off past participle torn off 1) to remove your clothes quickly and carelessly The boys tore… …

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  • 4tear-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase tear off : part of a piece of paper intended to be removed by tearing usually along a marked line (as a row of dashes) * * * /tair awf , of /, adj. designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually… …

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  • 5Mash Off — Not to be confused with the season one episode, Mash Up . Mash Off Glee episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 6 Directed by Eric Stoltz …

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  • 6rip off —    to cheat or steal from    The imagery is from tearing paper off a pad or banknotes off a roll. Of cheating:     We got ripped off for half a million, and we respond with free psychiatric treatment and maintenance for the villain s family. (M.… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 7To tear off — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8tear-off — /tair awf , of /, adj. designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear off order blank. [1885 90; adj., n. use of v. phrase tear off] * * * …

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  • 9tear off a piece — vb to have sex (with). A phrase denoting seduction or sexual achievement from the male point of view. The expression is American or Australian in origin and dates from the end of the 19th century. (The use of tear off a strip with this sexual… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 10yank off — verb a) To remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull. b) to masturbate …

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