Meaning of destroy in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To damage beyond use or repair.

  Example: Hooligans destroy unprovoked.

• To neutralize, undo a property or condition.

  Example: Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.

• To put down or euthanize.

  Example: Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.

• To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.

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

• To defeat soundly.

• To remove data.

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

• To sing a song poorly.

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

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

• To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way.

  Example: She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet.