To tear
Both terms in one sentence
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The pods are made to detach, so simply backing away from the plant after contact doesn't do anything to relieve the stab wound you just got; on the contrary, you're likely to tear out a chunk of skin trying to pull out an attached pod thanks to the spines being barbed on top of everything else.
Source: Death World -
They clung onto the arteries in a wound on his flank and keep daring him to tear them off of him.
Source: Defiant to the End -
This leaves only one option, someone is going to have to tear off a piece of their clothing to make a bandage or sling to help patch up that wound.
Source: From Dress to Dressing
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