EGAVE

tear down

About 0.64 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To demolish.
    They're going to tear down the old shack when they redevelop the land.
  2. verb To open and disassemble (a device or machine) to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components.
    Top Fuel dragsters are sort of like fighter planes in the respect that the frequency with which their engines have to be torn down and rebuilt would be insanely unaffordable in any other context.
  3. verb To degrade (someone): to discredit or criticize.
    If all you can offer is to tear down the efforts of all but the most precociously talented students, then maybe you're not cut out to be a primary school art teacher.
  4. verb To move at high speed along.

Similar words

raze pull down take down dismantle rase level tear tear apart teardown break down

Word family

tearing down tears down tore down torn down

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