[ verb ]
■ rip off violently and forcefully
e.g.)
・The passing bus tore off her side mirror
→
tear away
,
tear off
[ verb ]
■ take away or remove
e.g.)
・Take that weight off me!
→
take off
[ verb ]
■ take off or remove
e.g.)
・strip a wall of its wallpaper
→
dismantle
,
strip
[ verb ]
■ strip the skin off
e.g.)
・pare apples
→
pare
,
peel
,
skin
[ verb ]
■ remove the surface from
e.g.)
・strip wood
→
strip
[ verb ]
■ bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
e.g.)
・The boy skinned his knee when he fell
→
scrape
,
skin
[ verb ]
■ take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
e.g.)
・The burglars robbed him of all his money
→
rob
[ verb ]
■ steal goods
■ take as spoils
e.g.)
・During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
→
despoil
,
foray
,
loot
,
pillage
,
plunder
,
ransack
,
reave
,
rifle
,
strip
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