剥はぎ取とる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

tear off; strip off; rip off; scrape off

Physically removing something attached or stuck, often with force. Used for peeling, stripping, or tearing away layers, coverings, or adhered objects.

• 壁かべからポスターを剥はぎ取とった。

  I tore the poster off the wall.

• 魚さかなの皮かわを剥はぎ取とる。

  I strip the skin off the fish.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

rob of; divest of; strip of

Figurative use: forcibly taking away something abstract like rights, status, or clothing from a person. Often used in the pattern 〜から〜を剥ぎ取る.

• 彼かれは地ち位いを剥はぎ取とられた。

  He was stripped of his position.

• 強ごう盗とうは通つう行こう人にんから服ふくを剥はぎ取とった。

  The robber stripped the passerby of their clothes.