銷毀 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
• nuke noun A nuclear weapon.

Senses

銷毀 is used for these senses in English:

• bust (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
• destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
• nuke (transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.

bust — full definition

1. verb To break something, especially by force.
2. verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
3. noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
4. noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
5. adjective Broke; without any money.

destroy — full definition

1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

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