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Destroy 2 — Also known as Eye Chew Origin Osaka, Japan Genres Noise rock Hardcore punk Years active 1995–1996 … Wikipedia
Destroy! — Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota Genres Crust punk, grindcore Years active 1988–1994 Labels Havoc Records … Wikipedia
destroy — [ dɛstrɔj ] adj. inv. • 1982; d apr. l angl. to destroy « ravager » ♦ Fam. Dans un état second (ivre, drogué). ⇒ cassé. « l aura destroy des Sex Pistols » (Libération, 1994). Look destroy, à base de vêtements trop larges, déchirés ou usés. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Destroy — may refer to: Destroy (physics), Matter is not created and not destroyed. Destroy (album), a 2004 album by Ektomorf Destroy!, a Minneapolis Crust punk band Destroy!!, a comic book by Scott McCloud, published in the 1980s by Eclipse Comics GFAS X1 … Wikipedia
destroy — I (efface) verb abort, annihilate, blast, blight, blot out, break to pieces, bring to ruin, burn, consume, corrode, deal destruction, decimate, deface, demolish, desolate, destruct, destruere, devastate, devour, diruere, disintegrate, dissolve,… … Law dictionary
Destroy — De*stroy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. d[ e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.] 1. To unbuild; to pull… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
destroy — destroy, demolish, raze mean to pull or tear down. Destroy is so general in its application that it may imply the operation of any force that wrecks, kills, crushes, or annihilates {idestroy a nest of caterpillars} {destroy affection} {a building … New Dictionary of Synonyms
destroy — [di stroi′] vt. [ME destroien < OFr destruire < L destruere < de , down + struere, to build: see STRUCTURE] 1. to tear down; demolish 2. to break up or spoil completely; ruin 3. to bring to total defeat; crush 4. to put an end to; do… … English World dictionary
destroy — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. destroj] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} młodzieżowy styl bycia cechujący się wprowadzanymi celowo elementami bałaganu, nieładu; artystyczny nieład : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Destroy, czyli artystyczny… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
destroy — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. destruire (12c., Mod.Fr. détruire) destroy, ravage, lay waste, from V.L. *destrugere (Cf. It. distruggere), refashioned (influenced by destructus), from L. destruere tear down, demolish, lit. un build, from de un ,… … Etymology dictionary
destroy — [v] demolish, devastate abort, annihilate, annul, axe*, blot out, break down, butcher*, consume, cream*, crush, damage, deface, desolate, despoil, dismantle, dispatch, end, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, gut*, impair, kill … New thesaurus
