Definitions for destroy
dɪˈstrɔɪde·stroy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. destroy, destructverb

   do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

   "The fire destroyed the house"

2. destroy, ruinverb

   destroy completely; damage irreparably

   "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

3. demolish, destroyverb

   defeat soundly

   "The home team demolished the visitors"

4. destroy, put downverb

   put (an animal) to death

   "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. destroyverb

   To cause destruction.

   Hooligans destroy unprovoked

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

2. destroyverb

   To neutralize, undo a property or condition.

   Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

3. destroyverb

   To put down or euthanize.

   Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

4. destroyverb

   To defeat soundly.

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

5. destroyverb

   To remove data.

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

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Destroyverb

   to unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish

2. Destroyverb

   to ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume

3. Destroyverb

   to put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Destroy

   Destroy! was an American crust punk band from Minneapolis from 1988 to 1994. Vocalist Felix Havoc founded Havoc Records in 1992 as a vehicle for Destroy!'s Burn this Racist System Down 7" EP.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Destroy

   de-stroy′, v.i. to unbuild or pull down: to overturn: to ruin: to put an end to:—pr.p. destroy′ing:—pa.p. destroyed′.—n. Destroy′er. [O. Fr. destruire (Fr. détruire)—L. destruĕre, destructum—de, down, and struĕre, to build.]

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1. destroy

   Song lyrics by destroy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by destroy on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'destroy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4472

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'destroy' in Verbs Frequency: #334

How to pronounce destroy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of destroy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of destroy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of destroy in a Sentence

1. Brett Bodiford:

   There’s something about Jenna -- she’s not a talker, she’s always been shy -- but people are inspired by her, you can go through bad things but it doesn't have to destroy you. And she is the picture of that.

2. Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:

   They already had my resignation, so what was the point of just continuing to try to destroy me?

3. Eric Trump:

   Theres no specificity to anything, i mean, how about talking about, you know, after the Democrats signed NAFTA, that we lost 70,000 factories in this country, and our jobs all went overseas? ERIC TRUMP: INCREDIBLY RADICAL DEMS PUSHING FOR CRAZY POLICIES THAT WOULD DESTROY US.

4. Hubert Humphrey:

   For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power to destroy the past, the present and the future, the power to bring time to an end.

5. The TAK:

   Tourism is one of the important sources feeding the dirty and special war, so it is a major target we aim to destroy.

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