blow down

VERB

fell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble

STRONG

cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder

WEAK

bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

aid assist build combine construct help join unite

WEAK

erect

VERB

raze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulldoze demolish destroy dynamite erase extinguish obliterate overthrow scatter smash topple wipe out wreck

STRONG

batter bomb capsize crash decimate delete efface expunge extirpate fell level overturn reduce remove ruin spill subvert total undo unmake upset wrack zap

WEAK

break down cast down mow down pull down rub out scratch out strike out tear down tear up throw down unbuild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create fix repair restore

STRONG

grow place raise win

Example Sentences

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"That level of sustained wind can blow down a lot of buildings and cause a lot of damage," said St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.

From Fox News

“That level of sustained wind can blow down a lot of buildings and cause a lot of damage,” said St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.

From Seattle Times

Just as you would with an air conditioner, make sure your window boxes are secured so they can’t fall or blow down in a storm.

From Washington Times

Winds were fierce enough on the south Los Angeles County coast Monday night to blow down a roof over gas station pumps in Redondo Beach, where waves pounded the shore.

From Washington Times

American flags stretch stiff on flagpoles in the desert gusts, which blow down through the mountain passes and coastal canyons to create the fire season’s fearsome Santa Ana winds.

From Washington Post

blow down

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