Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive idiomatic English) To remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative
WordNet
v. rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror" [syn: tear off]
Wikipedia
"Tear Away" is a single by the band Drowning Pool off their album Sinner.
The single charted in the United States at number 18 and 37 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts respectively.
"Tear Away" one of two main themes for the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania X8, and the band performed the song at the event. Professional wrestler Kevin Steen also used the song as his entrance theme during his time in Combat Zone Wrestling.
Usage examples of "tear away".
She gasped a deep breath against the hot pain that burned through her chest, and wiped the tear away with her fingertips.
He saw the man and woman come staggering out of the tram shelter, the woman fighting desperately to tear away the hands encircling her throat, and didn't hesitate.
One wing of the JB-1 started to fold back and tear away from the fuselage.
Faith screamed and tried to tear away from the painful grip on her arm, tried to dig in her heels and brace herself, but whoever it was jerked her off her feet as if she weighed no more than a child, and literally dragged her through the shack.
He let go of Conan's throat and grasped his wrists, trying to tear away those inexorable fingers.
Unseen maws gaped to rip his mind from his body, to tear away his soul.
His howl beat at the walls, the howl of a man who had discovered his soul damned by his own hand, and he clawed at his face as if to tear away the sight of what he had done.