tear sth down
— phrasal verb with tear /teər/
/ter/ verb (tore, torn)Definition
C2 to intentionally destroy a building or other structure because it is not being used or it is not wanted any more: They're going to tear down the old hospital and build a new one.Destroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling
(Definition of tear sth down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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tear sb's heart out idiom
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tear sb/sth apart phrasal verb
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tear sth apart phrasal verb (DESTROY)
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tear sth apart phrasal verb (DIVIDE PEOPLE)
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tear sth apart phrasal verb (PULL VIOLENTLY)
- tear sth down phrasal verb
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tear sth off phrasal verb
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tear sth up phrasal verb (AGREEMENT)
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tear sth up phrasal verb (PAPER)
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tear verb (HURRY)
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tear verb (PULL APART)
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- apocalypse noun
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast verb (EXPLODE)
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- destroyer noun
- drive a coach and horses through sth idiom
- dynamite verb
- extirpate verb
- fall in phrasal verb (ROOF)
- kill sth off phrasal verb
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- saboteur noun
- sack noun (STEAL)
- sack verb (STEAL)
- scar noun
- self-destruct verb
- smash sth up phrasal verb
- wreck verb
- zap verb (DESTROY)
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Destroying and demolishing
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