arracher

> arracher
(verb)
to lift.
to root up.
to tear out [preterit : tore, past participle : torn].
to tear off (déchirer).
to pull up.
to pull out.
to extract (enlever).
Expressions :
S'arracher les cheveux : to tear one's hair.
Arracher quelqu'un au sommeil : to rouse somebody from his sleep.
Se faire arracher une dent : to have a tooth pulled out.