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tear off vs take away

take away vs tear off

tear off and take away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tear off No No Yes No
take away No No Yes No
As verbs, take away is a hypernym of tear off; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than tear off:
  • tear off: 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 off include remove, take, withdraw.
tear off (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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