tear sth down
— phrasal verb with tear uk/teər/us/ter/verb tore, torn
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- teardown
- wipe
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