tear down
tear down:
1. rĕvello, velli, vulsum, 3: to t. down the shields with their hands, r. scuta manibus, Caes. B. G. 1, 52: to t. down a door, r. fores, Suet. Calig. 6: Cic. Mur. 15, 33.
2. rĕscindo, scĭdi, scissum, 3 (to cut down): to t. down the rampart and breastwork with hooks, r. vallum et loricam falcibus, Caes. B. G. 7, 86, extr.: to t. down the heavens with their hands, r. caelum manibus, Virg. Aen. 6, 583.
3. dērĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3: to t. down the moon from the sky, d. lunam coelo, Hor. Epod. 5, 46: v.DRAG DOWN .
1. rĕvello, velli, vulsum, 3: to t. down the shields with their hands, r. scuta manibus, Caes. B. G. 1, 52: to t. down a door, r. fores, Suet. Calig. 6: Cic. Mur. 15, 33.
2. rĕscindo, scĭdi, scissum, 3 (to cut down): to t. down the rampart and breastwork with hooks, r. vallum et loricam falcibus, Caes. B. G. 7, 86, extr.: to t. down the heavens with their hands, r. caelum manibus, Virg. Aen. 6, 583.
3. dērĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3: to t. down the moon from the sky, d. lunam coelo, Hor. Epod. 5, 46: v.