1 to remove makeup

2 (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments

1 to tear open

2 to tear down

3 to tear apart

4 to open

1 to unload

2 to unhitch

3 to remove or strip

4 to get rid of

1 to unload

1 to disembark

2 to off-load cargo

3 to uninstall (software)

1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient

2 Rob Peter to pay Paul

1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient

2 Rob Peter to pay Paul

1 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)

2 fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal