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
- closed-cell
- closed-circuit
- closed-circuit cell
- closed-circuit winding
- closed-door
- closed-end
- closed-minded
- closedown
- closedowns
- closefisted
- closefistednesses
- closegirt
- closehanded
- closelier
- closeliest
- closely
- closely held
- closely observed
- closely/well observed
- closemouthed
- closen
- closened
- closeness
- closenesses
- closening