tear down

Speech parts

1. tear down - Noun

2. tear down - Verb

Meaning

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

tear-down

Synonyms

level rase dismantle raze take down pull down total attack break kill destroy blast ruin crush wreck
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Antonyms

amnesty form make support adore develop
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Hypernyms

destroy destruct

Hyponyms

bulldoze

Examples

Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories. Brigham Young

When you are doing a show, it can get really dull. You are sitting so long while they set up the lights, then you say a couple of lines, then they tear down the lights again. At least stunts are something that uses your physical energy a great deal. Yvonne Craig

It is easier to tear down a code than to put a new one in its place. Frederick Lewis Allen

The elephant that is stuck in the mud will tear down the tree with it. Cambodian Proverb

Do not tear down the east wall to repair the west wall. Chinese Proverb

Love your neighbor, but don't tear down your fence. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

tear canal tear catcher tear discharge tear drainage canal tear drainage duct tear drainage system