English verb: tear down | |||
1. | tear down (creation) tear down so as to make flat with the ground | ||
Samples | The building was levelled. | ||
Synonyms | dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bulldoze | ||
Antonyms | erect, put up, set up, rear, raise | ||