Overview of noun dismantling

The noun dismantling has 1 sense

• dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly -- (the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons")

Overview of verb dismantle

The verb dismantle has 3 senses

• level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down -- (tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled")


• disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart -- (take apart into its constituent pieces)


• strip, dismantle -- (take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper")