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Tear off forcefully
Answer for the clue "Tear off forcefully ", 6 letters:
avulse
Alternative clues for the word avulse
Word definitions for avulse in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Avulse \A*vulse"\, v. t. [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.] To pluck or pull off. --Shenstone.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context medicine English) To tear off forcibly.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. separate by avulsion
Usage examples of avulse.
One woman gets visibly queasy when I describe punched-out areas of skull and an eyeball that was virtually avulsed, or hanging out of the socket.
First, the skin surrounding the avulsed area is devoid of powder burns or scatter, though such a large superficial wound would imply close-range firing or exploding shells.
Left leg avulsed at pelvic articulation, femur analogue frame dented at supports 5, 8, and 13.
As his blows avulsed her scalp, her blood had splashed the pews, yet she had staggered onward, until at last she stumbled to her knees, conquered at his feet.
The frenzied animal continued its attack, sequentially shredding and avulsing all four extremities of the almost headless torso.
One woman gets visibly queasy when I describe punched-out areas of skull and an eyeball that was virtually avulsed, or hanging out of the socket.