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.
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