The difference between Remove and Tear off

When used as verbs, remove means to move something from one place to another, especially to take away. to replace a dish within a course, whereas tear off means to rip away from.


Remove is also noun with the meaning: the act of removing something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Remove and Tear off

  1. Remove as a verb (transitive):

    To move something from one place to another, especially to take away. To replace a dish within a course.

    Examples:

    "He removed the marbles from the bag."

  2. Remove as a verb (transitive):

    To murder.

  3. Remove as a verb (cricket, transitive):

    To dismiss a batsman.

  4. Remove as a verb (transitive):

    To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).

  5. Remove as a verb (intransitive, now, rare):

    To depart, leave.

  6. Remove as a verb (intransitive):

    To change one's residence; to move.

  7. Remove as a verb:

    To dismiss or discharge from office.

    Examples:

    "The President removed many postmasters."

  1. Remove as a noun:

    The act of removing something.

  2. Remove as a noun:

    Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.

  3. Remove as a noun (British):

    A division of the school, especially the form prior to last

  4. Remove as a noun:

    A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")

  5. Remove as a noun:

    Distance in time or space; interval.

  6. Remove as a noun (dated):

    The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.

  7. Remove as a noun:

    The act of resetting a horse's shoe.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jonathan Swift"

  1. Tear off as a verb (transitive):

    To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.

    Examples:

    "Do not tear off the price tag if you want to return that shirt."

  2. Tear off as a verb (intransitive):

    To leave or depart rapidly.

    Examples:

    "The fugitive tore off down the alley."

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