tear off
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
- To become detached by tearing or ripping.
- To leave or depart rapidly.
Noun
- Alternative form of tear-off.
- A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
- A pull-down menu that can be detached from its parent menu bar and dragged around the screen.
- A COM (Component Object Model) interface that is instantiated only when explicitly requested.
Adjective
- Designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
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