tear down
/tɛə(ɹ)ˈdaʊn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To open and disassemble (a device or machine) to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components.
Transitive verb
verb
To move at high speed along.
Example Sentences
- "They're going to tear down the old shack when they redevelop the land."
- "If any building within the fire limits of the city of Pendleton shall be so damaged by fire, by the elements, or from any other cause, that the same shall become and be untenantable and unsafe, the common council shall have power to tear down and remove the same as hereinafter provided, and to prevent the repair thereof."
- "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
- "It's a world away from the dank and uninviting St Pancras that British Rail wanted to tear down in the 1960s."
- "Top Fuel dragsters are sort of like fighter planes in the respect that the frequency with which their engines have to be torn down and rebuilt would be insanely unaffordable in any other context."
- "The crew tore down the whole engine and reassembled it under the constant observation of an Allison inspector with Army inspectors continually checking the work."