zerstören — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
- crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- destruct verb To destroy something deliberately, especially as part of a built-in mechanism.
- devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
- eliminate verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
- nix noun Nothing, zero.
- ravage verb To cause severe damage or destruction to something.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- scupper noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
- thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
Senses
zerstören is used for these senses in English:
- banjax (UK, originally, Irish, slang) To ruin or destroy.
- blight (figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
- 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.
- crash (transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
- dash (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
- destroy (transitive, informal) To utterly defeat; to crush.
- destruct (transitive, nonstandard) To intentionally cause the destruction of.
blight — full definition
- noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
- verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.
bust — full definition
- verb To break something, especially by force.
- verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
- noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
- adjective Broke; without any money.