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tear down
tear 1 T0047100 (târ)v. tore (tôr), torn (tôrn), tear·ing, tears v.tr.1. a. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.b. To cause to be pulled apart unintentionally, as by accident: tore my pants on the barbed wire.c. To lacerate (the skin, for example).2. To make (an opening) in something by pulling it apart or by accident: I tore a hole in my stocking.3. To separate forcefully; wrench: tore the pipe from the wall.4. To divide or disrupt: was torn between opposing choices; a country that was torn by strife.v.intr.1. To become torn: The fabric does not tear easily.2. To move with heedless speed; rush headlong: tore off down the road; tore along the avenue.n.1. The act of tearing.2. The result of tearing; a rip or rent: The shirt has a small tear.3. A great rush; a hurry.4. Slang A carousal; a spree.Phrasal Verbs: tear around Informal 1. To move about in excited, often angry haste.2. To lead a wild life. tear at1. To pull at or attack violently: The dog tore at the meat.2. To distress greatly: Their plight tore at his heart. tear away To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly. tear down1. To demolish: tear down old tenements.2. To take apart; disassemble: tear down an engine.3. To vilify or denigrate. tear into1. To attack with great energy: tore into his opponent.2. To begin to do or eat something with great energy: tore into the meal. tear off Informal To produce hurriedly and casually: tearing off article after news article. tear up1. To tear to pieces.2. To make an opening in: tore up the sidewalk to add a drain.Idioms: on a tear In a state of intense, sustained activity: "After the Olympics, Bikila went on a tear, winning twelve of his next thirteen marathons" (Cameron Stracher). tear (one's) hair To be greatly upset or distressed.
[Middle English teren, from Old English teran; see der- in Indo-European roots.]
tear′er n.Synonyms: tear1, rip1, rend, split, cleave1
These verbs mean to separate or pull apart by force. Tear involves pulling something apart or into pieces: "She tore the letter in shreds" (Edith Wharton).
Rip implies rough or forcible tearing: Carpenters ripped up the old floorboards. Rend usually refers to violent tearing or wrenching apart and often appears in figurative contexts: The air was rent by thunder. The party was rent by factionalism. To split is to cut or break something into parts or layers, especially along its entire length or along a natural line of division: "They [wood stumps] warmed me twice—once while I was splitting them, and again when they were on the fire" (Henry David Thoreau).
Cleave most often refers to splitting with a sharp instrument: The butcher cleft the side of beef into smaller portions.
tear 2 T0074000 (tîr)n.1. a. A drop of the clear salty liquid that is secreted by the lachrymal gland of the eye to lubricate the surface between the eyeball and eyelid and to wash away irritants.b. tears A profusion of this liquid spilling from the eyes and wetting the cheeks, especially as an expression of emotion.c. tears The act of weeping: criticism that left me in tears.2. A drop of a liquid or hardened fluid.intr.v. teared, tear·ing, tears To become filled with tears: The strong wind caused my eyes to tear.Phrasal Verb: tear up1. To have tears well in the eyes: At the funeral, the mourners began to tear up.2. To cause to have tears well in the eyes: By the movie's end, the whole audience was teared up.
[Middle English ter, from Old English tēar; see dakru- in Indo-European roots.]tear down (tɛə) vb (tr, adverb) to destroy or demolish: to tear a wall down; to tear down an argument. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | tear down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"pull down, rase, raze, dismantle, level, take downbulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozerdestroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" |
tear 1verb1. To separate or pull apart by force:rend, rip, rive, run, split.2. To remove from a fixed position:extract, pluck, pull.3. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.phrasal verb
tear down1. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, wreck.Aerospace: destruct.2. To make defamatory statements about:asperse, backbite, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, slur, traduce, vilify.Law: libel.Idiom: cast aspersions on.noun1. A hole made by tearing:rent, rip, run.2. Slang. A drinking bout:binge, brannigan, carousal, carouse, drunk, spree.Slang: bat, bender, booze, jag.Translationstear down
tear down1. To rip or pull something down from a surface. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "down." The warden went around tearing down pictures and posters hanging up in prisoners' cells.2. To dismantle or disassemble a large object or structure. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "down." After the concert, we'll need everyone on hand to help tear down the set.3. To demolish a large object or structure. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "down." I can't believe they haven't torn that old building down yet.4. To deride, vilify, or excoriate someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "down." The director has long been a bully, tearing down those around him who would dare to challenge his authority. I don't understand why he's always tearing my work down.5. To travel down or along something very quickly. The kids tore down the stairs to see what Santa Claus had brought them for Christmas. The motorcycle tore down the street in an ostentatious display of speed and motor power.See also: down, teartear someone or something downto criticize or degrade someone or something. Tom is always tearing Jane down. I guess he doesn't like her. It's not nice to tear down the people who work in your office. Why are you always tearing my projects down?See also: down, teartear something downto dismantle or destroy something. They plan to tear the old building down and build a new one there. They'll tear down the building in about two weeks.See also: down, teartear down somethingto race down something very fast. (See also something down">tear something down.) The girls tore down the hallway as fast as they could run. They tore down the stairs and ran out the door.See also: down, teartear down1. Demolish, take apart, as in They tore down the old tenements, or He loved to tear down old engines. [Early 1600s] 2. Vilify or discredit, as in He's always tearing down someone or other. [First half of 1900s] See also: down, teartear downv.1. To demolish something; raze something: The city tore down the old warehouses. I put up posters, but my opponents tore them down.2. To take something apart; disassemble something: The mechanic tore down the engine. We took out the motor and tore it down to find out what was wrong with it.3. To make vicious and damaging statements about someone or something; denigrate someone or something: The speakers tried to change the audience's opinion, but the audience tore the speakers down.See also: down, teartore down verbSee tore upSee also: down, toretear down
tear down[′ter ′dau̇n] (engineering) To disassemble a drilling rig preparatory to moving it to another drill site. To disassemble a machine or change the jigs and fixtures. tear downIn communications, to free up a circuit that has been established for a particular session. When the session is completed, the circuit is "torn down" and the components and services involved are available for use by someone else.MedicalSeeteartear down
Synonyms for tear downverb tear down so as to make flat with the groundSynonyms- pull down
- rase
- raze
- dismantle
- level
- take down
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