To tear off or pluck off forcefully; to take by force. Used for physically ripping something off (fruit, leaves) or figuratively for extorting/taking money.
子供は木からリンゴをむしり取って、そのままかじった。
The child plucked an apple off the tree and bit into it.
悪徳業者は高齢者から金をむしり取るようなやり方をしていた。
The unscrupulous dealers were using methods that fleeced elderly people of their money.
彼はポスターを塀からむしり取った。
He tore a poster off the fence.