DESTROY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • defeat soundly
   Synonym(s)
   • demolish (what does demolish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The home team demolished the visitors
   Hypernyms(s) destroy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get the better of (what does get the better of mean?)
   • overcome (what does overcome mean?)
   • defeat (what does defeat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • smash (what does smash mean?)
   • swallow (what does swallow mean?)
   • cut to ribbons (what does cut to ribbons mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • demolition (what does demolition mean?)
2. Meaning
   • as of animals
   Usage Example(s)
   • The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid
   Hypernyms(s) destroy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kill (what does kill mean?)
3. Meaning
   • destroy completely
   • damage irreparably
   Synonym(s)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
   • The tears ruined her make-up
   Hyponym(s)
   • burn (what does burn mean?)
   • fire (what does fire mean?)
   • burn down (what does burn down mean?)
   • lay waste to (what does lay waste to mean?)
   • waste (what does waste mean?)
   • devastate (what does devastate mean?)
   • desolate (what does desolate mean?)
   • ravage (what does ravage mean?)
   • scourge (what does scourge mean?)
   • harry (what does harry mean?)
   • ravage (what does ravage mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • bust (what does bust mean?)
   • vandalize (what does vandalize mean?)
   • vandalise (what does vandalise mean?)
   • do a job on (what does do a job on mean?)
   • subvert (what does subvert mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • devour (what does devour mean?)
   • rape (what does rape mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   • despoil (what does despoil mean?)
   • violate (what does violate mean?)
   • plunder (what does plunder mean?)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • shipwreck (what does shipwreck mean?)
   • bust up (what does bust up mean?)
   • wreck (what does wreck mean?)
   • wrack (what does wrack mean?)
   • kick in (what does kick in mean?)
   • kick down (what does kick down mean?)
   • wash out (what does wash out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • laying waste (what does laying waste mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   • ruining (what does ruining mean?)
   • ruination (what does ruination mean?)
   • wrecking (what does wrecking mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   • ruination (what does ruination mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   • ruination (what does ruination mean?)
   • laying waste (what does laying waste mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   • ruining (what does ruining mean?)
   • ruination (what does ruination mean?)
   • wrecking (what does wrecking mean?)
   • destroyer (what does destroyer mean?)
   • ruiner (what does ruiner mean?)
   • undoer (what does undoer mean?)
   • waster (what does waster mean?)
   • uprooter (what does uprooter mean?)
   • laying waste (what does laying waste mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   • ruining (what does ruining mean?)
   • ruination (what does ruination mean?)
   • wrecking (what does wrecking mean?)
   • destruction (what does destruction mean?)
   • demolition (what does demolition mean?)
   • wipeout (what does wipeout mean?)
   • destruction (what does destruction mean?)
   • devastation (what does devastation mean?)
   • destroyer (what does destroyer mean?)
   • ruiner (what does ruiner mean?)
   • undoer (what does undoer mean?)
   • waster (what does waster mean?)
   • uprooter (what does uprooter mean?)
   • destroyer (what does destroyer mean?)
   • guided missile destroyer (what does guided missile destroyer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
   Synonym(s)
   • destruct (what does destruct mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The fire destroyed the house
   Hypernyms(s) destroy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unmake (what does unmake mean?)
   • undo (what does undo mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • kill (what does kill mean?)
   • eliminate (what does eliminate mean?)
   • get rid of (what does get rid of mean?)
   • do away with (what does do away with mean?)
   • self-destruct (what does self-destruct mean?)
   • self-destroy (what does self-destroy mean?)
   • destruct (what does destruct mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • wipe out (what does wipe out mean?)
   • sweep away (what does sweep away mean?)
   • interdict (what does interdict mean?)
   • demolish (what does demolish mean?)
   • pulverize (what does pulverize mean?)
   • pulverise (what does pulverise mean?)
   • disassemble (what does disassemble mean?)
   • dismantle (what does dismantle mean?)
   • take apart (what does take apart mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   • break apart (what does break apart mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • raze (what does raze mean?)
   • rase (what does rase mean?)
   • dismantle (what does dismantle mean?)
   • tear down (what does tear down mean?)
   • take down (what does take down mean?)
   • pull down (what does pull down mean?)
   • uproot (what does uproot mean?)
   • eradicate (what does eradicate mean?)
   • extirpate (what does extirpate mean?)
   • exterminate (what does exterminate mean?)
   • dilapidate (what does dilapidate mean?)
   • demyelinate (what does demyelinate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • destruction (what does destruction mean?)
   • devastation (what does devastation mean?)
   • destroyer (what does destroyer mean?)
   • ruiner (what does ruiner mean?)
   • undoer (what does undoer mean?)
   • waster (what does waster mean?)
   • uprooter (what does uprooter mean?)
   • destroyer (what does destroyer mean?)
   • guided missile destroyer (what does guided missile destroyer mean?)