Definition of Tear down

1. Verb. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. "The building was levelled"

Exact synonyms: Dismantle, Level, Pull Down, Rase, Raze, Take Down
Specialized synonyms: Bulldoze
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Destruct
Derivative terms: Level, Level, Razing, Razing
Antonyms: Raise

Definition of Tear down

1. Verb. (transitive) To demolish ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tear Down

teapoys
tear-down
tear-downs
tear-gas
tear-gases
tear-jerker
tear-jerkers
tear-thumb
tear a strip off somebody
tear along
tear apart
tear away
tear down (current term)
tear drop fracture
tear duct
tear film
tear gas
tear gases
tear gland
tear into
tear off
tear one's hair out
tear sac
tear sheet
tear stone

Literary usage of Tear down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"On the other hand, If the life tenant should willfully tear down the house, a forfeiture could not result, because, though the waste was voluntary, ..."

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