abreißen — meaning in English

English meaning

• demolish verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
• tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.

Senses

abreißen is used for these senses in English:

• break down (transitive) To intentionally demolish; to pull down.
• demolish To devour; to eat up
• snap (transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
• tear (transitive, often, with off, or, out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
• tear (transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish.
• tear (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
• tear off (intransitive) To become detached by tearing or ripping.

demolish — full definition

1. verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
2. verb To thoroughly defeat, disprove, or destroy something such as an argument, theory, or opponent.

snap — full definition

1. verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
2. verb To speak suddenly and sharply, often out of irritation.
3. noun A quick photograph.
4. adjective Made suddenly, without much thought or planning.

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