tear off (English, verb)
expansion: tear off (third-person singular simple present tears off, present participle tearing off, simple past tore off, past participle torn off)
Senses:
glosses: To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
tags: transitive
glosses: To become detached by tearing or ripping.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To leave or depart rapidly.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: tears off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tearing off
tags: participle
present
form: tore off
tags: past
form: torn off
tags: participle
past