What does tear down mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull downverb

    tear down so as to make flat with the ground

    "The building was levelled"

Wiktionary

  1. tear downverb

    To demolish

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  1. tear down

    Tear down, as a verb, generally refers to the act of completely dismantling or destroying a structure or deconstructing an object. It can be taken literally, as in physically demolishing a building, or figuratively, as in discrediting a theory or criticizing an idea or belief in depth. Another usage pertains to the process of thoroughly examining or analyzing a complex entity by breaking it down into simpler components for better understanding.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tear down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tear down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tear down in a Sentence

  1. The Trump cardWhile Obama:

    You can't run ads telling me you are a regular old hoops-playing, dish-washing, fleece-wearing guy, but quietly cultivate support from those who seek to tear down Terry McAuliffe democracy.

  2. Shane Leslie:

    The American sign of civic progress is to tear down the familiar and erect the monstrous.

  3. Jose Daniel Ferrer:

    It's a support gesture, it's a solidarity gesture for the struggle that we are taking forward, in Cuba we have to tear down many walls so that the Cuban people can live with dignity, with rights, and so that they can prosper.

  4. German proverb:

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

  5. Bob Corker:

    You can express yourself without trying to tear down an alliance that's been important to the security of Americans.


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