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单词 pull something down
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to destroy or demolish
They'd pulled the school down.
Synonyms
demolish
The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway.
level
Further tremors could level yet more buildings.
destroy
The building was completely destroyed.
dismantle
He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads.
remove
flatten
Bombing raids flattened much of the area.
knock down
take down
tear down
bulldoze
She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home.
raze
Dozens of villages have been razed.
lay waste
raze to the ground
kennet (Australian, slang)
jeff (Australian, slang)
See pull

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bulldoze
Definition
to move, demolish, or flatten with a bulldozer
She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home.
Synonyms
demolish,
level,
destroy,
flatten,
knock down,
tear down,
raze,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of destroy
Definition
to ruin
The building was completely destroyed.
Synonyms
ruin,
smash,
crush,
waste,
devastate,
break down,
wreck,
shatter,
gut,
wipe out,
dispatch,
dismantle,
demolish,
trash (slang),
total (slang),
ravage,
slay (archaic, literary),
eradicate,
torpedo,
extinguish,
desolate,
annihilate,
put paid to,
raze,
blow to bits,
extirpate (archaic),
blow sky-high
in the sense of dismantle
Definition
to take apart piece by piece
He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads.
Synonyms
take apart,
strip,
demolish,
raze,
disassemble,
pull to pieces,
unrig,
take to pieces or bits

Nearby words of
pull something down

  • pull someone up
  • pull someone's leg
  • pull something apart or to pieces
  • pull something down
  • pull something in
  • pull something off
  • pull something out

Synonyms of 'pull something down'

pull something down

Additional synonyms

in the sense of flatten
Definition
to knock down or injure
Bombing raids flattened much of the area.
Synonyms
destroy,
level,
ruin,
demolish,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
throw down,
bulldoze,
raze,
remove,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of level
Definition
to demolish completely
Further tremors could level yet more buildings.
Synonyms
destroy,
devastate,
wreck,
demolish,
flatten,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
bulldoze,
raze,
lay waste to,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of raze
Definition
to destroy (buildings or a town) completely
Dozens of villages have been razed.
Synonyms
destroy,
level,
remove,
ruin,
demolish,
flatten,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
throw down,
bulldoze,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
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