to pull down (e.g. old buildings)

destroy; consume

to weaken the cottage, confidence, self-discipline etc of (e.g. an army)

depress, unnerve

to unfasten and take (something) apart

disconnect, cut off

to ruin (a place) completely

demolish, destroy

(to cause something) to break up into small pieces

fall apart; reduce to pieces

to remove all signs of (something); destroy (something)

destroy

to make (something) useless or unsatisfactory; to harm (a child's personality) by too much kindness or lack of discipline

ruin, hurt

a worker who repairs kettles, pans etc; to try to repair something without knowledge or skill

fiddle with