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tear away vs take away

take away vs tear away

tear away and take away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tear away No No Yes No
take away No No Yes No
As verbs, take away is a hypernym of tear away; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than tear away:
  • tear away: remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
  • take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Other hypernyms of tear away include remove, take, withdraw.
tear away (verb) take away (verb)
remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully take out or remove
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
get rid of something abstract
take away a part from; diminish
buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
take from a person or place
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