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teardown

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Deverbal from tear down.

noun teardowns

  1. A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure. The downtown redevelopment involved numerous teardowns.
  2. The process of opening and disassembling a device to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components. Every new shop manual that our team writes is based on a complete teardown.

    Similar: stripdown · Opposite: build, buildup

verb

  1. misspelling Misspelling of tear down

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noun The process of opening and disassembling a device to show its components

Españoldesmontaje, desensamblaje

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"teardown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teardown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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teardown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teardown

Chicago

"teardown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teardown.

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@misc{teardown_2026,
  title = {teardown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teardown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}