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Meanings of
tear away
in English
Portuguese
tirar
Catalan
arrencar
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Rip off violently and forcefully.
tear off
Portuguese
tirar
Usage of
tear away
in English
1
Now large numbers are ready to
tear
away
at it... View Article
2
And I ran to
tear
away
the tuft, when the grass replied:
3
The woman wiped a
tear
away
with the corner of her apron.
4
He struggled for breath, and fought to
tear
away
the dimpled arms.
5
There is another deafening yell, the men
tear
away
like frightened horses.
6
CHORUS Come, all strain at the ropes to
tear
away
the stones.
7
The minister would rush in and
tear
away
the last root of nationality.
8
A second or two and that hand would
tear
away
whatever it held.
9
Now it threatened to
tear
away
my job and my freedom.
10
There is no reason why you should
tear
away
in such a hurry.
11
Sebastian Coe always said all athletes are one hamstring
tear
away
from oblivion.
12
Twice she tried to
tear
away
the linen and lace from her throat.
13
So I
tear
away
the veils which made me ridiculous, I grant you.
14
With a quick movement she brushed the
tear
away
before she faced him.
15
When he sent her to bed he had kissed the last
tear
away
.
16
He tried to
tear
away
,
and then he was felled to the ground.
Other examples for "tear away"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
tear
away
tear
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
tear away
Portuguese
tirar
arrancar
Catalan
arrencar
Tear away
through the time
Tear away
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common