English Explanatory Dictionary

tear-off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
  2. A pull-down menu that can be detached from its parent menu bar and dragged around the screen.
  3. A COM (Component Object Model) interface that is instantiated only when explicitly requested.
adj
  1. Designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.

Word forms

tear-off tear-offs tearoff

Etymology

Deverbal from tear off.

Related words

breakoff teardown tearout
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