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ruining |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ruin 2 of 4 senses of ruin Sense 1 destroy, ruin => burn, fire, burn down => lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => harry, ravage => break => break, bust => vandalize, vandalise => subvert => get => devour => rape, despoil, violate, plunder => explode => consume => shipwreck => bust up wreck, wrack => kick in kick down => wash out Sense 2 ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ruin 2 of 4 senses of ruin Sense 1 destroy, ruin => burn, fire, burn down => backfire => cremate => torch => lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => ruin => harry, ravage => break => break, bust => break down => vandalize, vandalise => key => subvert => get => devour => rape, despoil, violate, plunder => explode => consume => shipwreck => bust up wreck, wrack => kick in kick down => wash out Sense 2 ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Entailment of verb ruin Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb ruin 4 senses of ruin Sense 1 destroy, ruin Sense 2 ruin => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk Sense 3 bankrupt, ruin, break => impoverish Sense 4 ruin => lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage Familiarity of verb ruin ruin used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ruin Sense 1 destroy, ruin -------------- Sense 2 ruin => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -------------- Sense 3 bankrupt, ruin, break => impoverish -------------- Sense 4 ruin => lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -------------- Grep of noun ruining ruining Overview of noun ruining The noun ruining has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking -- (destruction achieved by wrecking something) Overview of verb ruin The verb ruin has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) destroy, ruin -- (destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up") 2. ruin -- (destroy or cause to fail: "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election") 3. bankrupt, ruin, break -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!") 4. ruin -- (reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war") Overview of noun ruining The noun ruining has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking -- (destruction achieved by wrecking something) Overview of verb ruin The verb ruin has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) destroy, ruin -- (destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up") 2. ruin -- (destroy or cause to fail: "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election") 3. bankrupt, ruin, break -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!") 4. ruin -- (reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war")
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