level to the ground

level something to the ground

to crush or demolish something down to the ground. They were forced to level the building to the ground, because they could not afford to maintain it. The house was leveled to the ground by the tornado.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gemma	JEM-mah (Italian), JEM-ə (English), KHE-mah (Dutch)	Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Rebeca	re-BE-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Ademir	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Jacinda	-	English (Rare)
Jolene	jo-LEEN	English
Virgilius	-	Late Roman