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What does tear down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tear down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To demolish
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He ordered soldiers to tear down breastworks and use the logs to feed the fires.
This month, the Liberal government announced they would tear down the Cordova side of the building and renovate the parkade.
But as they tear down the dirt roads in the dead of night, a truck rolls out of nowhere, they lose control, and their car ends up in a ditch.
One of the things I dislike very much is when they begin to tear down that which is sacred to others.
You might also be training too often, leading to overtraining, which is much more likely to tear down muscle tissue than to build it.
If their guy can't be president of the club, they'd rather tear down the whole clubhouse.

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