潰す — meaning in English
tsubusu
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English meaning
- destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- indestructible adj Impossible to destroy or break; extremely durable.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
潰す is used for these senses in English:
- destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
- indestructible Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.
- ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
destroy — full definition
- verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
- verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.