wrecking

English Thesaurus

1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)

hypernym	:	destruction, devastation,
definition	:	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act)

2. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled (noun.event)

hypernym	:	demolition, destruction, wipeout,
definition	:	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)

3. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)

derivation	:	destroy, ruin,
definition	:	destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bust up, wrack, wreck,
definition	:	smash or break forcefully (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ruin,
definition	:	reduce to ruins (verb.contact)

4. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled (noun.event)

derivation	:	dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down,
definition	:	tear down so as to make flat with the ground (verb.creation)

5. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)

derivation	:	destroy, ruin,
definition	:	destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bust up, wrack, wreck,
definition	:	smash or break forcefully (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ruin,
definition	:	reduce to ruins (verb.contact)

6. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled (noun.event)

derivation	:	dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down,
definition	:	tear down so as to make flat with the ground (verb.creation)