Definitions for destroy
dɪˈstrɔɪde·stroy

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

1. destroy, destruct(verb)

   do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

   "The fire destroyed the house"

2. destroy, ruin(verb)

   destroy completely; damage irreparably

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

3. demolish, destroy(verb)

   defeat soundly

   "The home team demolished the visitors"

4. destroy, put down(verb)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. destroy(Verb)

   To cause destruction.

   Hooligans destroy unprovoked

2. destroy(Verb)

   To neutralize, undo a property or condition.

   Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate

3. destroy(Verb)

   To put down or euthanize.

   Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.

4. destroy(Verb)

   To defeat soundly.

5. destroy(Verb)

   To remove data.

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

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

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

1. Destroy(verb)

   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. Destroy(verb)

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

3. Destroy(verb)

   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.

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

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. Richard Andrew:

   I will destroy him.

2. Ibrahim Nseir:

   They destroy, we rebuild.

3. Thomas Ibiang:

   You destroy the whole fabric.

4. Chief Majga:

   This will destroy the land even more.

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Wars can destroy everything but hope!

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