tear down

/tɛr daʊn/
/tɛə daʊn/
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Other forms: tearing down; tears down

Definitions of tear down
  1. verb
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    synonyms: dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down
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    types:
    bulldoze
    flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
    type of:
    destroy, destruct
    do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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