tear-off
1 of 2noun
plural -s
: part of a piece of paper intended to be removed by tearing usually along a marked line (as a row of dashes)
tear off
2 of 2transitive verb
: to compose rapidly
tore off a whole play in three weeks
just in time to tear off a letter home
Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the phrase tear off
Transitive verb
tear entry 3
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