Associations to the word «Destroyed»

Wiktionary

DESTROY, verb. (transitive) To damage beyond use or repair.
DESTROY, verb. (intransitive) To cause destruction.
DESTROY, verb. (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
DESTROY, verb. (transitive) To put down or euthanize.
DESTROY, verb. (colloquial) (transitive) To defeat soundly.
DESTROY, verb. (computing) (transitive) To remove data.

Dictionary definition

DESTROY, verb. Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house".
DESTROY, verb. Destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up".
DESTROY, verb. Defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors".
DESTROY, 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".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King