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- [teer doun]
- /tɪər daʊn/
- /teə(r) daʊn/
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- [teer doun]
- /tɪər daʊn/
Definitions of tear down words
- verb with object tear down to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew. 1
- verb with object tear down to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear wrappings from a package; to tear a book from someone's hands. 1
- verb with object tear down to distress greatly: anguish that tears the heart. Synonyms: break, crack, shatter, afflict. 1
- verb with object tear down to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war. Synonyms: disunite, split, splinter. Antonyms: unite, reunite, join, bind. 1
- verb with object tear down to wound or injure by or as if by rending; lacerate. Synonyms: cut, mangle, slash. 1
- verb with object tear down to produce or effect by rending: to tear a hole in one's coat. 1
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Origin of tear down
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English teren (v.), Old English teran; cognate with Dutch teren, German zehren to consume, Gothic distairan to destroy, Greek dérein to flay
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Parts of speech for Tear down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tear down popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tear down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tear down
verb tear down
- asperse — to spread false rumours about; defame
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
Antonyms for tear down
verb tear down
- barf — If someone barfs, they vomit.
- knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- jerrybuild — To assemble a project in a hasty, low-quality manner, especially when cheap, low-quality and/or inappropriate materials are used.
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