Sekirov Dictionary

tear-off

noun 4
adjective 1
/teɹ ɑf/ verb 4
forms 6

noun4

•
A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
- My visor was covered in mud, and I had used up all the tear-offs.
•
A pull-down menu that can be detached from its parent menu bar and dragged around the screen.
- Tear-offs are rarely found in modern interfaces, though, so typically you'll want to disable the tear-off feature by default. — 2009
The demolition phase of a reroofing job, wherein the old shingles or other materials are torn off in preparation for the installation of new ones.
A COM (Component Object Model) interface that is instantiated only when explicitly requested.

adjective1

Designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.

tear off

UK /tɛəɹ ɒf/US /teɹ ɑf/

verb4

•
To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
- Do not tear off the price tag if you want to return that shirt.
To become detached by tearing or ripping.
To remove all of a roof (shingles, etc.) down to the wood deck.
•
To leave or depart rapidly.
- The fugitive tore off down the alley.

forms

tore off · torn off · tearing off · tears off · tear offs · tear-offs

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