Destroy

verb

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/

Word Frequency: 17.5

Definitions

1.verbTo damage beyond use or repair.

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

2.verbTo neutralize, undo a property or condition.

"Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate."

3.verbTo put down or euthanize.

"Destroying a rabid dog is required by law."

4.verbTo severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.

"Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year."

5.verbTo defeat soundly.

6.verbTo remove data.

"The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists."

7.verbTo sing a song poorly.

8.verb(antiphrasis) To exhaust duly and thus recreate or build up.

"This exercise is going to destroy all parts of your shoulders."

9.verbTo penetrate sexually in an aggressive way.

"She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet."