v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down] [ant: raise]
2: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily
armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady
after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: down, {knock
down}, cut down, push down]