If you ~ a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
The crowd tried to ~ the door of the police station.
= break down
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you ~ a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
The crowd tried to ~ the door of the police station.
= break down
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012