tear sth off
— phrasal verb with tear /teər/
/ter/ verb (tore, torn)Definition
› to remove your clothes quickly and carelessly: I tore my sweaty clothes off and jumped into the shower.Not wearing or removing clothes
(Definition of tear sth off from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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tear sb/sth apart phrasal verb
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tear sth apart phrasal verb (DESTROY)
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tear sth apart phrasal verb (DIVIDE PEOPLE)
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tear sth apart phrasal verb (PULL VIOLENTLY)
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tear sth down phrasal verb
- tear sth off phrasal verb
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tear sth up phrasal verb (AGREEMENT)
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tear sth up phrasal verb (PAPER)
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tear verb (HURRY)
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tear verb (PULL APART)
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tear your hair out idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- altogether noun
- bare adjective (NO CLOTHES)
- bare verb
- barefoot adjective, adverb
- bareheaded adjective, adverb
- get your kit off idiom
- go commando idiom
- immodest adjective
- in shirtsleeves idiom
- in the buff idiom
- nude adjective
- nude noun
- nudism noun
- nudist noun
- nudity noun
- take sth off phrasal verb (REMOVE)
- throw sth off phrasal verb (CLOTHES)
- topless adjective, adverb
- undress noun
- undress verb
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