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Tear someone off a strip

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peelnoun(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.
peelingnounThe act of removing the outer surface in strips.
tear offverb(intransitive) To leave or depart rapidly.
excoriateverb(transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize.
strippedHaving undergone stripping; laid bare.
pluckverb(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
pluckingnoun(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
skinnoun(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
throwverb(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
dismemberverb(transitive) To remove the limbs of.
tearingnounThe act by which something is torn; a laceration.
pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
stubnounA piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
swatchnounA piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
suckernounA person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
skinnedHaving skin.
skinningnounThe act of removing the skin, as for example from animals killed for meat, hides, and furs.
screednounA piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
barknoun(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
doffverb(transitive) (chiefly clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).

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