RAZING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does razing mean? 

• RAZING (noun)
  The noun RAZING has 2 senses:

1. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

2. complete destruction of a building

  Familiarity information: RAZING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAZING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

razing; wrecking

Hypernyms ("razing" is a kind of...):

demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)

Derivation:

raze (tear down so as to make flat with the ground)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Complete destruction of a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

demolishing; leveling; razing; tearing down

Hypernyms ("razing" is a kind of...):

destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Derivation:

raze (tear down so as to make flat with the ground)