Tear Down (Verb)
Meaning
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The government decided to tear down the dilapidated building and replace it with a modern shopping center.
- The construction crew began to tear down the old hotel to make way for a new development project.
- Due to structural damage, the engineers recommended that they tear down the bridge and build a new one.
- The city council voted to tear down the abandoned factory to allow for the construction of a new residential complex.
- The development team chose to tear down the small houses to build a large commercial complex in the area.