srušiti

срушити

/srûʃiti/ · perfective

VERB

(of a building) to demolish; to pull down

Srušili su staru zgradu pored škole. — They demolished the old building next to the school.
to knock down; to topple; to overthrow

Vetar je srušio drvo na auto. — The wind knocked a tree onto the car.

Protesti su srušili vladu. — The protests brought down the government.
(srušiti se) to collapse; to crash

Srušio se na ulici od vrućine. — He collapsed in the street from the heat.

Sistem se srušio baš pred rok. — The system crashed right before the deadline.
(figuratively) to shatter; to ruin

Ta vest mu je srušila sve planove. — That news ruined all his plans.
colloq. (at an exam) to fail

Profesor je srušio pola grupe. — The professor failed half the group.

The imperfective is rušiti; srušiti rekord means to break a record.

Synonyms:

razoriti oboriti uništiti porušiti

Forms

Past (masc.): srušio

Imperative: sruši

Antonyms: sagraditi, izgraditi, podići